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"Clews made of sand" at Grattan Beach

msoderi · 2021-09-04 15:29:01

Hi everyone, Last week I went for a bath to Grattan Beach, Salthill, that is great though, and what I saw on the foreshore is a number of "clews", some small, others bigger, brown-coloured. At first glance, they seem to be earthworms, or residues of fishing nets covered by some wet sand, but they are not, they are fully…

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04-09-2021 4:29pm

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msoderi

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Hi everyone,
Last week I went for a bath to Grattan Beach, Salthill, that is great though, and what I saw on the foreshore is a number of "clews", some small, others bigger, brown-coloured.
At first glance, they seem to be earthworms, or residues of fishing nets covered by some wet sand, but they are not, they are fully made of sand, so I got curious and decided to ask.
How are they formed? Anyone here knows?
Thank you!
M.

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#2 04-09-2021 4:35pm
Atlantic Dawn

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Lugworm perhaps...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lugworm

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#3 11-09-2021 8:47am
jkforde

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op, what's a clew? genuinely curious

🌦️ 6.7kwp, 45°, SSW, mid-Galway 🌦️

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#4 12-09-2021 7:52am
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Nothing like a 'word of the day' ... https://www.thefreedictionary.com/clew
New to me as well.

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