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Heliograph · @Heliograph
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and especially with šŸ¦‘šŸŒŠ

#lovestheocean #rockpools

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· @deantoir_ceardaiochta
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Love our coast

The kids couldn't believe it when the tid started to come in and the weird red blobs on the rocks unfurled into

#annestown #waterford #mastodaoine #anemone #rockpools #redanemone

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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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When I first saw this prawn (Palaemon sp.) in the rockpools last year, I though Iā€™d stumbled on a new species! But alas no. This poor chap is infected with a fungus Inodosporus octosporus, which has caused his insides to turn a milky white. The common name of this infection is, in fact, milk disease!

#marinebiology #marinebiologyuk #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling #prawn #fungi #fungus

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· @rhondaridley
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Sunny January day, nice walking and apparently surfing weather

#coastalwalk #home #nature #rockpools #northantrimcoast #northernireland

Last updated 2 years ago
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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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The velvet swimming crab aka devils crab (Necora puber) has a bit of a rep. I donā€™t think the devil bit in the name helps! Admittedly, they do seem a little aggressive when you come across them! Iā€™m always impressed with their ā€˜Iā€™m bigger than you!ā€™ attitude šŸ˜

#marinebiology #marinebiologyuk #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling #crab #crabs

Last updated 2 years ago
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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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YouTube - Common brittlestars are superstars!

A common brittlestar (Ophiothrix fragile). Unlike starfish, a brittlestarā€™s arms donā€™t have organs in them, and are primarily used for locomotion. To be a total hypocrite, I wouldnā€™t recommend handling brittlestars as their arms break very easily. These were held briefly for identification and a video for my records and then gently placed back.

youtu.be/jnA8r6m02ig

#marinebiology #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling #brittlestar

Last updated 2 years ago
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NuddaOz StephšŸ‡­šŸ‡² · @NuddaOz
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Neptune's necklace in rock pools and on rocky shorelines. There are other crustaceans.
Limpets - They have an oval shaped shell, usually with a peak near the centre. During high tide they move about and graze on algae returning to the same place when the tide falls and sealing themselves tightly against the rock to conserve moisture. Soldiers Beach, NSW, Australia

#neptunes #necklace #rockpools #ocean #Creatures #limpets #soldiers #beach #nsw #australia

Last updated 2 years ago
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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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Pennantā€™s swimming crab (Portumnus latipes). Something I donā€™t see very often in the intertidal, like, this is it, just the once. When you regularly explore rocky shores, you start to notice the subtle differences between species, and itā€™s always exciting to see something new!

#marinebiology #marinebiologyuk #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling #crab #crabs

Last updated 2 years ago
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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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Common hermit crabs (Pagurus bernhardus) always seem to be hungry. These guys are working hard to pluck organic matter from the water to consume. Link to YouTube video below ā¬‡ļø

youtu.be/ZofNbv0Nt3E

#marinebiology #marinebiologyuk #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling #hermitcrab #hermitcrabs

Last updated 2 years ago
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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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I was so spoilt this year with stalked jellyfish. The only species Iā€™ve seen here in North Norfolk is this one, Calvadosia campanulata. It definitely paid off snorkelling as much as I could over summer and autumn!

#marinebiology #marinebiologyuk #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling #snorkeling

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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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Three years ago, if youā€™d asked me to name some animals found in rockpools, I sure as heck wouldnā€™t have mentioned sea squirts. Now, theyā€™re one of my favourite animals and at West Runton, thereā€™s at least 10 different species! This one is Sidnyum turbinatum.

#marinebiology #marinebiologyuk #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling #seasquirt #tunicate

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Twoowls Elt · @twoowls73
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Iā€™m intending to post an image I have captured or created, per day for the whole year under the tag. Please feel free to like, share, comment, join in! Sunset at Hopeman, Aberdeenshire.

#scotland #reflections #rockpools #beach #sunset #mastoart #photography #arr #art365

Last updated 2 years ago
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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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The tentacles of a juvenile beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) are lusciously protected from drying out with a film of water and mucus.

#marinebiology #marinebiologyuk #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling #seaanemone

Last updated 2 years ago
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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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I thought Iā€™d kick the year off by reintroducing myself to you all. Iā€™m a 48 year old biology undergraduate and planning a career in marine biology. For the last two years Iā€™ve been obsessed with my local but Iā€™ve now switched my main focus to marine .

Iā€™m married to an amazing web developer @jamesbeston and we our two kids. Iā€™m , probably , an , and have 3 kitties.

#rockpools #plankton #homeeducate #nonbinary #neurodivergent #atheist #marinebiology #microscopy

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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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Gosh, December went quick! Weā€™re nearing the end of my 2022 favourite photos round up, so Iā€™m going to have to start doubling up! šŸ˜† Itā€™s been a good year for photos! Here are some cute faces. The first is an adorable isopod from the Jaera albifrons group. Second is a polychaete ragworm, I think Perinereis cultrifera.

#marinebiology #marinebiologyuk #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling #isopod #worm

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Cornish Dave · @burngold
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Low tide on sea front

#Falmouth #Cornwall #rockpools

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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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Only 5 days left of my 2022 favourite photos round up! This is a egg capsule of A flat periwinkle (either Littorina fabalis or obtusata). Look closely and you can see the little shells of the babies!

#marinebiology #marinebiologyuk #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling #periwinkle

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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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Sticking with the mollusc theme, hereā€™s another favourite pic from 2022. A Goniodoris nodosa from my local rockpools.

#nudibranch #marinebiology #marinebiologyuk #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling #seaslug

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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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I had to include the one and only dotted sea hare (Aplysia punctata) Iā€™ve seen at West Runton in my fav photos roundup. This was waaaay back in January! Itā€™s a juvenile (I believe these can get quite big) and rather than sea slugs, these are actually sea snails! They have a shell, but itā€™s on the inside. Isnā€™t that cool!? Adorable.

#marinebiology #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling #seahare #seasnail

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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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I had to include another beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) in my 2022 favourite photos roundup! This individual has itā€™s beautiful tentacles on full show. Delightful!

#marinebiology #marinebiologyuk #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #seaanemone #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling

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