Mating whelks on spider crab


Photo copyright Tim Nicholson.
Common Whelk, Buccinum undatum, laying eggs on a spider crab
Taken on the wreck of the Paddle Wheel, out of Douglas, Isle of Man in winter.

Further Reading
Great British Marine Animals, by Paul Naylor, Deltor (2011)
The Underwater Photographer: Digital and Traditional Techniques, by by Martin Edge, Paperback, 536 pages (2009)

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