The lightbulb sea squirt is common around much of the UK. Its easy to see where its name came from!

Living up to its name, the red-tailed bumblebee is black with a big, red 'tail'.

This strange furry creature often found washed ashore after storms is actually a kind of worm!

These little critters are related to the woodlice you find in your garden and play a very important role on rocky shores.

These mat like growths found on kelp and seaweed are actually colonies of tiny individuals animals.

Although they might not look it, sea cucumbers like this one belong to the Echinoderm group and are therefore closely related to starfish and sea urchins

This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.

The porbeagle shark is a member of the shark family Lamnidae, making it one of the closest living relatives of the great white shark.