Seashore Quiz answers (enewsletter Aug12)

Here are the answers to the Seashore Quiz which was in the June issue of the e-newsletter.  How many did you score?  Share your scores on our Twitter or Facebook pages.

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Question 1
Blue jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii)
Moon jelly, common jellyfish or saucer jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
Triggerfish (Balistes carolinensis)

Question 2
Thrift (Armeria maritime)
Sea campion (Silene maritima)
Spoil heaps from old lead/zinc mines – they are stress tolerant species but can’t cope well with competition

Question 3
Oysterplant (Mertensia maritime) – the one with the blue flower
& Sea sandwort (Honkenya peploides)

Question 4
Fulmar (Fulmaris glacialis)

Question 5
One of the Scurvy grasses to line its nest
Sandeels – and the record is 57, 62, 64 or 83 depending on where you look up your answer

Question 6
Barrel Shell - M             Mermaid's Purse - G
Blue-rayed Limpet - H    Necklace Shell - B
Chinaman's Hat - I        Netted Dog-whelk - N
Cone Shell – False         Notched Top-shell - False
Cowrie - K                     Painted Top-shell - O
Dog Cockle - D              Pelican's Foot - J
Hungarian Bonnet - F      Sting Winkle - L
Jingle Shell - C             Thick Top-shell - A
Keyhole Limpet - E        Variegated Venus – False

Question 7
Turnstone – the ones with lots of white on their wings (and heads)
Dunlin – not so much white on their wings

Question 8
A green flash

Wikipedia: Green flashes and green rays are optical phenomena that occur shortly after sunset or before sunrise, when a green spot is visible, usually for no more than a second or two, above the sun, or it may resemble a green ray shooting up from the sunset point. Green flashes are a group of phenomena stemming from different causes, and some are more common than others. Green flashes may be observed from any altitude (even from an aircraft). They usually are seen at an unobstructed horizon, such as over the ocean, but are possible over cloud tops and mountain tops as well.

What next?

Learn more about the seashore on our dedicated website theseashore.org.uk

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Thursday, July 19, 2012