Miscellaneous Wildlife Id

[Ame]

Thank you Dave. Elusive little beasties aren’t they! Nearest I have got is  something like “fan worm” ..... Sabellidae.

It doesn’t seem to have a “stalk” - but maybe it’s cos it’s quite a shallow rock pool. 🧐

also been wondering if razor clams feed by tentacles like this?? Getting no sense out of Google all they show me is cooked ones 

[AnnB]

I've been watching this with interest too. It's a lovely photo, Ame and I hope someone has the answer.

I wonder if Geoff would know?

[davebutterflyman]

Possibly Ann. I'll have another look again this morning Ame.

[Feedyourhedgehog]

I think they might be Peacocks tail (Padina pavonica)

Peacock's tail

[davebutterflyman]

Certainly looks like it Paula, well done.

[AnnB]

Great detective work, Paula!

[Feedyourhedgehog]

I like a challenge

[Ame]

That’s the stuff. Well deduced Paula   

The little hairs on it had me fooled- I didn’t think it was a plant

[davebutterflyman]

A very interesting find as well Ame.

[davebutterflyman]

According to certain websites, Peacock's Tail is rare in Britain so i would think that the sighting is well worth sending off to the relevent recording scheme Ame.

[davebutterflyman]

You can find lots of marine recording links on here.

www.glaucus.org.uk/Recordin.htm

[jen]

Jul 19, 2018 7:12:27 GMT Feedyourhedgehog said:

I think they might be Peacocks tail (Padina pavonica)

Peacock's tail

I Googled your suggestion Paula , for some reason the links bring me back to NUK 

It's a very interesting piece of calcified brown algae or i see it's also named turkey-feather algae , found in just the area Ame mentions . 


I like MarLIN for IDs  

[davebutterflyman]

It does for me as well Jen, i'll see if i can correct it.

[jen]

Oh thanks Dave , i was thinking these anomalies only happened to me   There was another post from Paula where the same thing happened .. can't remember which thread but i think i did comment at the time  

[davebutterflyman]

A few gremlins in the mix possibly Jen.

[jen]

Here are two photos of what i think is a wasp and a tick !  Ticks have similar markings before they're full and one body part  & it just looked so much like one & not a spider ........... but who knows 

[AnnB]

Jen, if you google some Tick images, they appear to have more leg segments than Spiders but I'm certainly no expert.

[jen]

Ann , I read that ticks are born with 6 legs and develop another 2 , so both ticks and  spiders have 8 legs ,  they're both arachnids and do look alike at times ...... and i do see now from the Images  that ticks have all those segments and mine appears to have just one ? but i can't see if it has more segments ?

Not sure why a tick would hold onto a wasp , but neither am i sure why a wasp would hold onto a tick .. unless it can't shrug it off 
I really don't know , i'd have to see a close up of a small spiders legs and a ticks 

[geoff]

Possibly that is a Xysticus sp spider? They are tough customers and will tackle anything which comes their way irrespective of size or defences!

[jen]

Thanks Geoff , it does seem to be a spider . I couldn't see the second body segment and wrongly plumped for a tick