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 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.

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

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

This comical little duck lives up to its name – look out for the black tuft of feathers on its head!

Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.

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