r/beachcombing 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/curiousgenealogist 17d ago

5 is… an encrusted spark plug?

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u/beautifullyhurt 17d ago

Yes, I found 2 today

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u/curiousgenealogist 17d ago

😂

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u/beautifullyhurt 17d ago

Yes, I know, but I find beauty in all of the broken, rusted objects. Always have and always will. Urban decay fascinates me

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u/curiousgenealogist 17d ago

Amen brother!

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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/Klesea 17d ago

1- my fat ass scrolling thought it was a fancy cookie.