by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | cephalopods, Other Species that move, Species List
Little Cuttlefish – Sepiola atlantica LOOK AT THIS CUTENESS! The Little cuttlefish is a very rare joy, now I have never actually seen this in a rockpool, you are far more likely to find them in them snorkelling or slighty offshore – but you...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Crabs, Other Species that move, Species List
European Lobster – Homarus gammarus Lobsters are one of the most awe inducing finds on the rocky shore. Lobsters love to live under rocks, often where they tide has eroded rocks so that a lobster can squeeze in and out but nothing else can. Being bright...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Other Species that move, Species List
Isopods Remeber woodlice? Those bugs that roll up in a ball you find in the garden? We used to call the pealy bugs – I know theres lots of different names. Well actually, that is one of the few species of Isopods that DON’T live in the sea, there are...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | moving shells, Other Species that dont move, Other Species that move, Species List
Common Cockle – Cerastoderma edule Common Cockle is a staple of any sandy shore. Cockles live in the sand, but everyone who has walked along the beach and taken notice of washed up shells would have noticed cockle shells. But if you look walk on sandy shores...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | amphipods, Other Species that move, Species List
Amphipods Amphipods are curious little critters – with over 9,900 species described worldwide! Some in the UK include sandhoppers, which can often be seen jumping through the seaweed washed up on the shore. Although they may look like little aliens, a good...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Crabs, Other Species that move, Species List
Squat Lobster – Galathea squamifera Now these are jumpy, ninja like creatures which are very hard to capture on fim or photogrpah. For something that looks like a poor lobster has run really hard into a brick wall, these things can move FAST! They are not...
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