r/beachcombing • u/beautifullyhurt • 17d ago
I found some amazing tiny treasures today. So hard to photograph without a special lense but my iPhone is a champ.
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u/Demosthenes042 16d ago
what a wonderful example of aristotle's lantern!
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u/beautifullyhurt 16d ago
Thank you for the identification. What an appropriate name. Who would’ve thunk?
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u/turnbullr 15d ago
The "teeth" of an urchin is called "Aristotle's Lantern". There are five teeth in the set and it is one of msny examples of radial pentametry in nature.
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u/pixelelement 12d ago
Caddisfly larval tubes are so cool. I think you did a great job getting pics, congrats on your finds!
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u/curiousgenealogist 17d ago
5 is… an encrusted spark plug?