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🐟 Did you know that weever fish are one of the only venomous fish found in UK waters? ⚠️They live buried in sand but if disturbed they shoot up their dorsal fin, injecting a painful venom into unsuspecting victims! πŸ’₯πŸ€•

#weeverfish #venomousfish #funfact

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Visitors to North Derry beaches warned of venomous weever fish and its nasty sting Beach-goers visiting the seaside in North Derry during the ongoing spell of hot weather have been advised to beware of the potential presence of the venomous weever fish which can deliver quite a nast...

Visitors to North #Derry beaches warned of venomous #weeverfish and its nasty sting

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Tiny fish with β€˜horrendous’ sting hiding in the shallows on Irish beaches With the temperatures set to soar in the coming days, beach-goers are being warned of an unassuming little fish with an β€˜absolutely horrendous’ sting, who is hiding in the shallows. The Weeverfish is found all over the Irish coast but appears only in the sandy areas of the unusually warm shallow waters around an hour […]
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Drivers of variability in surf zone habitat use by sandy beach fish: Unwitting citizen scientists reveal detailed spatiotemporal patterns Surf zones of sandy beaches are among the most heavily impacted aquatic ecosystems, yet are of critical ecological importance for inshore fish and fis…

New study analyses the lesser weever (π‘¬π’„π’‰π’Šπ’Šπ’„π’‰π’•π’‰π’šπ’” π’—π’Šπ’‘π’†π’“π’‚) fish sting records to map habitat use across 77 #SouthWest England #beaches. πŸ¦‘πŸ§ͺ

πŸ”— Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#MarineBiology #CoastalEcology #WeeverFish #CitizenScience #PlymouthUniversity @benciotti.bsky.social

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Warning of venomous weever fish on Norfolk and Suffolk beaches Holidaymakers in Norfolk and Suffolk say the fish have caused serious pain after being stepped on.

Just accidentally stepped on one of these wee beasties. My own fault for wading out at low tide in August, but ooooch that smarts 😣

#weeverfish #footpuncture πŸ˜‚

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