Eye on Nature: From a curious sea shell to poisonous mushrooms
Eye on Nature: From a curious sea shell to poisonous mushrooms Ethna Viney answers queries and sheds light on the many puzzles of ever-changing nature about 5 hours ago Could you tell us the name of the sea creature that this shell belongs to? We found it on the beach at Ballybunion; it was about 8cm long. Amy (10) and Rory (8) Treacy, Ballybunion, Co Kerry. It’s the shell of the rugose squat lobster minus its claws. It would have been reddish when alive. It lives under rocks and stones on the lower shore and intertidal zone. Any idea what this bushy growth is? It’s growing on a spr...
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