Four-lined Polycera - Polycera quadrilineata, a common but tiny nudibranch found in Shetland
Four-lined Polycera - Polycera quadrilineata, a common but tiny nudibranch found in Shetland
Four-lined Polycera - Polycera quadrilineata, a common but tiny nudibranch found in Shetland
Four-lined Polycera - Polycera quadrilineata, a common but tiny nudibranch found in Shetland
Polycera quadrilineata or Four-lined Polycera.
A small but relatively common nudibranch found in rockpools and along piers and pontoons, if you have the patience to sift through the wracks.
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14.08.2025 09:55 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1
Brown Crab
Small Anemone - ID not yet known
Stalked Jelly - Haliclystus octoradiatus
Five-beared Rockling
Some highlights from recent Rockpool Safaris. IDs in Alt text.
13.08.2025 10:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Wow that is very cool!
01.08.2025 12:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Solar-powered Sea Slug - Elysia viridis, from a Rockpool in Shetland.
Flashing part of its "solar panel" that is filled with chlorophyll harvested from the algae it grazes on.
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30.07.2025 09:33 β π 25 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0
Our group checking out the finds in a tray.
Our group checking out the finds in a tray.
Sea Lemon selection
Common and Brittle Sea Stars
A lovely evening Safari with 7 entrepid rockpool explorers. We found some of the largest Sea Lemons I've ever seen, and a great selection of other intertidal beasties from Sea Stars to Squat Lobsters.
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26.07.2025 20:01 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
We find them under rocks and on seaweed in rockpools on even moderate low tides in Shetland, definitely worth a look if your next search coincides with a low tide.
26.07.2025 15:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Isn't it π€£ between this and Nudibranchs, the ocean is CUTE!
26.07.2025 07:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
European Cowrie or Groatie Buckie in Shetland dialect. So much more interesting like this than the dead shells you might find on the beach!
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25.07.2025 20:42 β π 58 π 10 π¬ 2 π 1
Cadlina laevis, a Nudibranch found in Shetland
Cadlina laevis, a Nudibranch found in Shetland
Here's one I'm more confident as Cadlina laevis, showing some proper white and translucence, with hints of yellow near the mantle edge.
20.07.2025 13:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A nudibranch on Corallina officinalis, ID to be confirmed.
A nudibranch free floating just off a piece of kelp, ID to be confirmed.
I recently posted this as Cadlina laevis (White Sea Slug) but on review think it might be Jorunna tomentosa.
If anyone on here knows and can talk me through the ID I'd really appreciate it!
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20.07.2025 13:34 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Elysia viridis, a nudibranch like sea slug (or perhaps more accurately a sea snail?) from a Rockpool in Shetland, UK.
Elysia viridis - Solar-powered Sea Slug
This fascinating little creature ingests chloroplasts from its food algae, then uses them for photosynthesis to supplement its food supply. The folds on its back fan out to increase surface area to aid this process.
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19.07.2025 11:12 β π 29 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0
Yes please!
19.07.2025 06:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Cadlina laevis - a Nudibranch found in Shetland.
Aegires punctilucens - a nudibranch found in Shetland.
Palio nothus, a Nudibranch found in Shetland
Sea Lemon (Doris pseudoargus) in front of a Green Sea Urchin in a sample tray, found in a Rockpool in Shetland.
Some recent Nudibranch finds whilst rockpooling around Shetland. Identifications in Alt text.
The variety, colour and alien-ness of Nudibranchs never ceased to amaze me!
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18.07.2025 09:12 β π 10 π 2 π¬ 4 π 1
Beadlet Anemone
Common Starfish
European Cowrie
White Sea Slug
We've got spaces on tours in the last week of July:
Thu 24th @ 5:00pm
Sat 26th @ 6:00pm
If you are in Shetland, why not book on one and learn about some of the creatures below (Beadlet Anemone, common starfish, european cowrie, white sea slug)
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16.07.2025 12:22 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1
A tour participant searching a seaweed covered Rockpool.
Common Starfish
Orange-clubbed Seaslug
Hermit crab in the hand
Fancy learning about what lies just beneath the surface of Shetlands wonderful shores? All ages welcome! Check out our website and book your tour. If you aren't visiting soon, enjoy the gallery of some of our favourite finds!
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15.07.2025 13:48 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Shetland Rockpool Safaris
Shetland Rockpool Safaris - offering guided rockpool tours in Shetland, UK. Come and take a look at the fantastic wildlife beneath the waves with us.
Come rockpooling with us!
We love rockpooling and are excited to be starting a new venture - offering guided rockpool safaris here in Shetland.
Check out our website for more details and dates of sessions!
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15.07.2025 13:33 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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