What're these eggs from? (North wales)

Posted by CharlieDePupper@reddit | marinebiology | View on Reddit | 16 comments

both empty and fully dry here

apologies for blur

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Sipthepond@reddit

Here is a guide for different egg casings...

https://www.visitfyldecoast.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/great-eggcase-hunt-id-poster-965x1024.jpg

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CharlieDePupper@reddit (OP)

Thamk you! Very very helpful its also confirming my suspicions

I currently have 1 eggs from each cat shark and im taking it these skate eggs i have are cuckoo and small eyed! :))

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Sipthepond@reddit

I just found hundreds of casing on a beach last week. Someone in one of the beach subreddits was kind enough to post a guide similar to this.

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CharlieDePupper@reddit (OP)

Oh wow! Did you keep any? If so what were they from? That's super cool!!!

And tht is super sweet if that person, i belive I know which guide youre talking about as ive seen very similar ones but I always do like a second opinion

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I kept 4 of them. I believe it's the cuckoo ray. There were hundreds on the beach. I've never seen so many. Actually, I've never seen one at all and I go beachcombing a lot. I was very excited to find them!

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CharlieDePupper@reddit (OP)

Ooo cool, cuckoo rays are so pretty yet ive never seen them in real life..

Im glad youre happy with your eggs though!

Any time im on holiday and im near a beach my eyes are to the floor near any washed up seaweed just hoping to find more eggs hahah

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Sipthepond@reddit

Eyes on the prize! Thank you... I was very happy with them too! My friend and I took a vacation to Cape Cod in Massachusetts. It rained most of the time but that didn't stop us

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CharlieDePupper@reddit (OP)

Ooo cool, i hope you enjoyed your holiday! :)

Im glad you still got to enjoy yourself despite the weather!

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Sipthepond@reddit

Thank you!

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Weissbierglaeserset@reddit

*not whales

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marinebiology-ModTeam@reddit

Your post was removed as it violated rule #8: Responses to identification requests or questions must be an honest attempt at answering. This includes blatant misidentifications and overly-general/unhelpful identifications or answers.

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Hybodont@reddit

Skates.

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CharlieDePupper@reddit (OP)

Thanks, I couldn't decide between skates and rays and tbf ive been leaning towards cuckoo ray and small eyed ray

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Hybodont@reddit

In reality, skates are the only egg-laying rays.

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CharlieDePupper@reddit (OP)

Ahhh, i know nothing about rays. Thamks for that fun little fact though! :)

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