Summary ⁵

The beadlet anemone, Actinia equina, is a common sea anemone found on rocky shores around all coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its range extends to the rest of Western Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Atlantic coast of Africa as far south as South Africa.

My Observations ⁶

Can be found easily at low tide out of the water. They close themselves up and look like dark red blobs stuck to the rocks.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Bas Kers (NL), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/21933510@N07/10929447396/
2. (c) Bas Kers (NL), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/21933510@N07/10929366395/
3. (c) S. Rae, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/35142635@N05/5041215393/
4. (c) rattyfied, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/rattyfied/5632447660/
5. Adapted by bingusb from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinia_equina
6. (c) bingusb, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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