Summary ³

Aphrodita aculeata, the sea mouse, is a marine polychaete worm found in the North Atlantic, the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean. The sea mouse normally lies buried head-first in the sand. It has been found at depths of over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft).

My Observations ⁴

Found washed up on the beaches after storms in the winter.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Julien Renoult
2. (c) jerry2018, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by jerry2018
3. Adapted by bingusb from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodita_aculeata
4. (c) bingusb, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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