Photo 1951857, (c) Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan J. Hewitt

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What

Beaded Periwinkle (Cenchritis muricatus)

Observer

susanhewitt

Date

May 3, 2015

Place

St. Kitts (Google, OSM)

Description

I really don't understand how this species survives, as its habitat is very high up in the splash zone, and it spends all day nearly every day just baking in the full force of the tropical sun.

But it is a very successful species nonetheless.

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