Friday, March 21, 2014

Egagropili

Egagropili, posidonia oceanica, Scoglio della Regina, Livorno
These balls of fibrous material are called egagropili and are formed by the remains of Posidonia oceanica, a species of sea grass that is common to the Mediterranean Sea. They wash up to our coasts in various shapes and sizes.

External links: Egagropili - Posidonia oceanica (Wikipedia)
See also: Borderland
Posted by VP at 12:00 AM
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14 comments:

Michelle said...

Those look interesting. Do people do anything with them?

March 21, 2014 at 12:55 AM
Revrunner said...

Well, I suppose you could use it as a beach ball for starters. ;-)

March 21, 2014 at 1:18 AM
Randy said...

They look like fuzzy eggs.

March 21, 2014 at 3:24 AM
Jack said...

How unusual. I wonder why they end up in balls like this.

March 21, 2014 at 3:50 AM
Dina said...

No kidding! How interesting.

March 21, 2014 at 6:05 AM
cieldequimper said...

I don't think I had ever seen these.

March 21, 2014 at 8:15 AM
Babzy.B said...

nice sea Art ;)

March 21, 2014 at 8:59 AM
Luis Gomez said...

These are very interesting VP.

March 21, 2014 at 1:57 PM
Lowell said...

Well, this is something new! I've not seen anything like it before, either. It must be we don't have the same sea grass along our coastline. I'm wondering they have a useful purpose, such as fertilizer?

March 21, 2014 at 3:44 PM
Hilda said...

Now this is fascinating. They look a bit like century eggs.

March 22, 2014 at 10:55 AM
Karl said...

Interesting, I've never seen these...

March 22, 2014 at 11:18 AM
Virginia said...

Amazing. Wonder how they look if you allow them to dry? Might be fun to have in a big bowl, if they dry well.
V

March 22, 2014 at 9:19 PM
Traveling Hawk said...

Alliens! What are they used for?

March 23, 2014 at 10:03 AM
Unknown said...

Great find! Aren't they amazing?

March 24, 2014 at 6:43 PM

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