by WPorre | May 26, 2016 | Beach
Beach Breadcrumb sponges It is common to find breadcrumb sponges clinging to stranded seaweed. They look a bit like risen bread dough. Like all sponges, they are made up of colonies of microscopic creatures that excrete the dough-like mass. The colonies often attach...
by WPorre | May 26, 2016 | Beach
Beach SjømusSjømusene er kortpiggete kråkeboller (sjøpiggsvin) som lever nedgravd i sand og gjørme utenfor selve stranden. Her spiser de plante- og dyrerester som ligger på sanden. Munnen sitter på den flate undersiden. Når sjømusene dør, vil bølgene skylle dem opp på...
by WPorre | May 26, 2016 | Beach
Beach Goose barnaclesGoose barnacles are drifting shellfish, closely related to common rock barnacles. They have a black stalk that they use to attach themselves to flotsam such as wooden planks and boxes. They often gather together to form colonies. They are brought...
by WPorre | May 26, 2016 | Beach
Beach Egg cases of skatesMermaid’s purses are the empty egg cases of skates. We usually find them as black “packets”, with four horn-like corners. Skates are related to sharks and attach their eggs to kelp and other seaweeds. When the little skate...
by WPorre | May 26, 2016 | Beach
Beach Sea rocketSea rocket is often found on the driest, uppermost parts of the beach. The plant is covered with a thin layer of wax that prevents evaporation, and the succulent leaves store water during the dry weeks of summer. It has pink-violet flowers with a...
by WPorre | May 26, 2016 | Beach
Beach SaltbushSaltbush is a lush, dark-green, plant found growing on mounds on the beach. It thrives best in nitrogen-rich habitats and the nitrogen here is provided by the rotting...
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