Each egg mass, known as a Sea Wash-ball, usually only produces one juvenile Whelk. The cannibalistic survivor has eaten the others as they develop

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Each egg mass, known as a Sea Wash-ball, usually only produces one juvenile Whelk. The cannibalistic survivor has eaten the others as they develop to become the sole survivor

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Location: Anglesey, UK
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