Dog Whelks And Eggs
by Sinclair Stammers/science Photo Library
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Dog Whelks And Eggs
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Sinclair Stammers/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Dog whelks and their eggs, exposed on a rock at low tide. Dog whelks (Nucella lapillus, white centre) are predatory sea snails (gastropods) that feed on a variety of other shelled sea animals. Dog whelks gather together for the mating season and lay their eggs in yellow capsules (translucent yelllow spheres) in crevices on the shore between April and May. Young dog whelks feed on unfertilised eggs before emerging from the egg capsules almost fully-formed, but much smaller than adults. Full maturity is reached after three years.
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September 15th, 2018
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