When alive, its color is dark grey; upon drying it becomes either yellow or brown. Young larvae swim freely until they attach themselves to the sea floor or other adequate ground. After that, they start growing slowly, as it may take as much as 40 years to grow the size of a baseball 1 bath sponge or Spongia officinalis 2 Suberites …
As you can see, skeleton shrimp have taken the basic amphipod body plan and dialed all the features to “scary”. Skeleton shrimp live only in saltwater, and mostly near the coast. They eat whatever they can get, which may include protists, detritus, worms, diatoms, and other crustacean larvae. Although some filter feed or scrape …
Pelvetia-gemeenschap (gemeenschap waarin Groefwier domineert)Zeldzame wieren: De Pelvetia-gemeenschap wordt als zeer zeldzaam langs de Oosterschelde beschouwd. Er wordt verderop in dit rapport ook gekeken naar mogelijkheden om deze soort te behouden.
European eel Eel spend most of thir live in fresh water rivers and ditches. Eels the start and the end of theire lives is in the Sargossa sea, thousends mile from theire freshwater rivers. Like other anguillid eels, European eels have a complex life history, spending most of their life in the “yellow eel” growth …
Cod (1) and haddock(3) hunt for herring(2) on the bottom of the sea between a field oarweed(4). A painting by the German artist Heinrich Harder. (1858-1935) larval cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) from Georges Bank were dominated by nauplii and copepodites of Oithona similis and Pseudocalanus spp. …
creeping bellflower The creeping bellflower flowers with nice blue or blue-violet , trumpet shaped flowers along a tall, thin stem. It is very tolerant for dry or humid soil and full sun or full shade. Native of Eurasia but nowadays widespread in North America. becoming an noxios weed in North America Bellflower were exported from …
creeping bellflower or Campanula rapunculoides Lees verder »
smelt 1 European smelt 2 Carianthus orange Carianthus membranaceus 6 Actinea cari 4 Calliactis parasitica 5 Dardanus calidus (hermit crab) 3 beadlet anemone 6 hermit crab 7 Aulactinia verrucosa Russian ice fishing for smelt Ice fishing is very popular in Russia. Its is done on …
The beadlet anemoon This is a most common sea anemone that can be found in the intertidial zone on Atlantic rocky shores. The beadlet anemone is most abundant on the lower shore, particularly on exposed coasts, but is also found on the middle and upper shore, especially in rock pools, as well as in damp …
Sealworm The sealworm is a nematode (a worm) that parasites fish , mostly cod. There economical importance is large: cod need to be deep froozen before consumed. All the cod must be inspected before eaten. The sealworm starts its live in the guts of the grey seal,`Halichoerus grypus, here seen together with the herrin …
Herring FRTs Herring communicate with each other by forcibly expelling gas from the anal area, producing bubbles and a high-pitched sound. The researchers call this sound production an FRT (Fast Repetitive Tick). They did have another word in mind when they created the term, however. Both the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) and the Pacific herring
