A Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) garden. These little sea creatures open their tentacles like flowers once the tide returns - using them to catch prey as it drifts past.
County Donegal, Ireland.

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A Beadlet Anemone (Actinia equina) finishing off a meal of Brown Crab (Cancer pagurus) in a rockpool on the lowtide.
County Clare, Ireland.

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A Beadlet Anemone (Actinia equina) With its blue beads (stinging cells) showing nicely. They use these on each other when jostling for position in rockpools.
County Clare, Ireland.

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A Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) and Snakelocks anemone (Anemonia viridis).
County Clare, Ireland.

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A brown Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) and two Purple topshells (Gibbula umbilicalis) sharing a lowtide rockpool.
County Clare, Ireland.

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A wall of Beadlet Anemones (Actinia equina) waiting for the tide to return.
County Clare, Ireland.

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A group of Limpets a Beadlet Anemone a couple of Periwinkles and some Topshells all crowded together in this wee corner to shelter from the recent stormy weather. Once the sea settles down a bit they'll all move out to look for food.

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Beadlet Anemones (Actinia equina) providing crimson starbusts in a rockpool coated in light pink Coralline algae (Lithophyllum incrustans).
County Clare, Ireland.

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A Beadlet Anemone (Actinia equina) with a small Blue rayed limpet (Patella pellucida) sitting like a jewel in its crown. County Clare, Ireland.

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A green Beadlet Anemone (Actinia equina) finishing off a Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas) lunch 🦀😋
County Clare, Ireland.

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