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The intertidal is a wonderful place this time of year, as the frozen sand crunches below your feet and the receding waves leave ice flakes behind. It isn't only the water that causes wonder.... this week dozens of Common Sand Dollars (Echinarachnius parma) were seen along the shore at the Lynn/Swampscott border this week. They dotted the shoreline just below the surface of the sand at low tide with their purple/brown bodies being just visible here and there. Despite the cold temperatures some were active moving through the sand leaving tracks in their wake. What have you been seeing this winter?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19229944
