What is it????

A large comet hurdling itself through space?

A mask with nose and lips and a hole through the neck?

A chunk of somebodies tooth?

A white body scrubber with soap oozing out?

Dr. Jekyll's brain?

Strange type of being isn't it?

It was good to be able to photograph it.

It flew all the way from Mexico.

No, it wasn't a comet or a mask or a tooth or a body scrubber OR any ones brain.

It was a living creature that had lived in the ocean.

It's body was extremely rigid and yet its patterns were exquisitely delicate.

Well, I'm sure you've guessed already.:-)

"Brain corals are found in shallow warm-water coral reefs in all the world's oceans. They are part of the phylum Cnidaria, in a class called Anthozoa or "sea flowers." The life span of the largest brain corals is 200 years. Colonies can grow as large as 6 or more feet (1.8 m) high.
Brain corals extend their tentacles to catch food at night. During the day, the brain corals use their tentacles for protection by wrapping them over the grooves on their surface. The surface is hard and offers good protection against fish or hurricanes. Branching corals, such as staghorn corals, grow more rapidly, but those are more vulnerable to storm damage."

There is a great deal more information on Wikipedia about brain corals too. They just are so beautiful to me, and were another photographic opportunity to observe one of God's beautiful creations.

Thanks for sharing your Mexican oceanic findings, Cortney!!!