2019

SS4090 : Aphrodite aculeata - a ‘sea mouse’

taken 4 years ago, near to Llangennith, Swansea/Abertawe, Wales

Aphrodite aculeata - a ‘sea mouse’
Aphrodite aculeata - a ‘sea mouse’
Approximately 15 cm in length, this sea creature was still alive as the incoming tide washed over it at Rhossili beach.

The body of the sea mouse is covered in a dense mat of setae (hairlike structures).

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Geographical Context: Coastal Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms Primary Subject: Sea Life
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for POTY, 2019 Automatic Clusters: · Rhossili Beach [5] · Sea [2] ·
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SS4090, 24 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Hughes   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 12 October, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 14 October, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 4097 9025 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:35.3159N 4:17.8200W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 40979 90250
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