Lottia digitalis Point on the California coast, "L. digitalis" coexists with the similar species, "Lottia scabra", but each occupies a slightly different habitat. "L. digitalis" tends to occupy vertical rock faces or overhangs and certain horizontal ones clothed by algae and barnacles. "L. digitalis" clump together more often, prefer wave-exposed areas, occupy sites further up the shore and are seldom found in rock pools. Both species move about freely when the tide is up but "L. digitalis" settles in a different location at each low tide whereas "L. scabra" tends to home to the same spot. "L. scabra" has a more rugged
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? is a painting by French artist Paul Gauguin. Gauguin inscribed the original French title in the upper left corner: D'où Venons Nous / Que Sommes Nous / Où Allons Nous. The inscription the artist wrote on his canvas has no question mark, no dash, and all words are capitalized. In the upper right corner he signed and dated the painting: "P. Gauguin / 1897". The painting was created in Tahiti, and is in the Museum of