Despite its name, the "common" skate is not so common anymore. In fact, they are Critically Endangered.

This rare anemone lives up to its name with a spectacular display of long, white tentacles.

Sand Hoppers really live up to their name, jumping high into the air when disturbed.

This shiny beetle is common in wooded areas throughout the UK. As the name suggests, it specialises in hunting snails.

A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!

This little cuttlefish really lives up to its name - it only reaches about 6cm long!

The alder fly is a blackish invertebrate, with delicately veined wings that it folds over its body like a tent. It can be found near ponds and slow-flowing rivers; the larvae living in the silt at…

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

A most familiar seashore inhabitant, the common starfish truly lives up to its name in UK seas and rockpools!

This colonial creature looks like an old-fashioned quill - that's where the name sea pen comes from.