UK Shingle Beach Communities
UK Shingle Beach makes up a quarter of the coastline. Some of these are shifting and unstable, affording the opportunity for only the hardiest...
Limpets: Snails of Rocky Shores
Limpets attached to rocks are a familiar sight around our coastline. Their shells are exposed to the relentless pull of the tides. But the...
The Strandline – Whim of the Waves
Representatives of the great hidden storehouse of life in seas from the most primitive hydroid to an enormous whale may, on the whim of...
The Amazing Rock Drilling Shellfish
Boring bivalves, as science unkindly names these extraordinary Shellfish use their hard shells to cut their way into rocks and wood. A bivalve is...
Weever Fish – Danger on the Beach
Although the vast majority of Weever Fish throughout the world are harmless to man! There is a sizeable number with deadly stings, poisonous flesh,...
Aquatic Antagonists – Close Encounter with the Enviornment
Aquatic Antagonists: Indirect Nematocyst Entombment and Acute Allergy Contact Dermatitis triggered by Nudibranchs. It is well-known among divers, swimmers, and beach-goers who coelenterate like...
The Exocoetidae and Other Flying Fishes
How do the members of Exocoetidae and other flying fishes compare to other flyers? Researchers traditionally group flying fish with all the other vertebrate...
Flying Fish – How to Fly Fish?
Flying Fish
Yes, you heard correctly, a fish can fly? But the question is how to fly fish? People flying in airplanes invariably think of...
Is Redfish Good to Eat?
Is redfish good to eat?
What do you think about whether redfish is good to eat or not? Many people think that redfish is...
Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
This horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) was formerly a crustacean and is the sole survivor of an extinct group of arthropods intermediate between trilobites and...