With black-and-yellow markings, the Hornet robberfly looks like its namesake, but is harmless to us. This mimicry helps to protect it from predators while it perches in the open, waiting for its…

A bizarre half lobster/half crab, this squat lobster is one of the true stunners of the rocky shore!

This grass-green seaweed is sometimes known as Grass Kelp and grows on pretty much every shore in the UK.

The spiked shieldbug has fearsome shoulder projections or 'spikes' and a predatory nature. This brown bug feeds on caterpillars and other insects in woodlands and on heathlands.

This slim fish is usually found on gravelly parts of the seabed, close to shore, but can turn up in rockpools.

With ginger hairs, dark banding and a cream tail, the Narcissus bulb fly looks like a bumble bee, but is harmless to us. This mimicry helps to protect it from predators while it searches for…

This brown seaweed lives in the lower shore and gets its name from the serrated edges to its fronds.

This yellow-brown seaweed grows in dense masses on the mid shore of sheltered rocky shores. It is identifiable by the egg-shaped air bladders that give it its name.

Not to be confused with the ‘jewel anemone’ which resides in deeper waters, the gem anemone is just as wonderful a find on the rocky shore!