Marine Picture Quiz Answers

11 solved marine close-up puzzles from the WotsThat community. Tap any card to see the reveal and the object behind the crop.

Marine puzzles take you to the seaside and under the waves: shells, coral, starfish, seaweed, fish scales, sea urchins and sponges. Each close-up shows the shapes and colours that sea life uses to survive.

In a close-up picture quiz, sea creatures are tough to spot because many of them use repeating spirals, ridges and spines, and bleached shells lose the colours that would give them away. Look for growth lines, which show how a shell got bigger over time, and for tiny pores or tentacle marks that hint at coral or sponge. Slimy shine suggests something alive or fresh, while chalky white usually means a shell or skeleton washed up on the beach.

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