by MarineMumbles | Mar 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Now lumpfish are a gift to the world and I will tell you why. Firstly, look at them, they are the definition of when something that is as ugly as it is cute! I mean who couldn’t fall in love with that cute face and naturally sad looking mouth. Secondly, they can...
by MarineMumbles | Mar 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
This is a new type of post I will start doing more often. When ID’ing similar species on the rocky shore often it is helpful to compare two species together. This post is 7 of the most common ‘snails’ you can find rushing around the rocky shore. Let...
by MarineMumbles | Mar 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
These are sea dogs. I don’t think I need to write anymore about seals bar that, but I suppose I should really say a bit more about them. If you’ve spent a lot of time round the coast you have probably seen one of these bobbing up and down in the water at...
by MarineMumbles | Feb 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Now obviously we all love ragworms (Hediste diversicolor) with all our hearts. They are long centepide looking marine worms with jaws that are able to give quite a nip to humans. I am surprised they aren’t placed on posters next to whales or seals, to entice...
by MarineMumbles | Feb 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve said this before but I will say it again, the rocky shore is home to some b-e-a-utiful species, and the snakeslock anemone (Anemonia viridis) is one of them. Sometimes, you don’t have to travel halfway round the world to find a marine species with...
by MarineMumbles | Jan 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
I love puppies. I love snails (I have always liked there cute little eyes). But for some reasons combine the two ideas into one species called a dog whelk and somewhere along the line it loses its cuteness. Dog whelks, are not like puppies, and yes they are like...
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