APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Aepophilus bonnairei Signoret, 1879 - Marine Bug (Marine arthropod images)
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Marine Bug
Aepophilus bonnairei
- adult dorsal view 1

Marine Bug
Aepophilus bonnairei
- adult dorsal view 2

Marine Bug
Aepophilus bonnairei
- adults mating 1

Marine Bug
Aepophilus bonnairei
- within tiny rock fissure 1

Marine Bug
Aepophilus bonnairei
- within tiny rock fissure 2

Marine Bug
Aepophilus bonnairei
- within tiny rock fissure 3

Marine Bug
Aepophilus bonnairei
- within tiny rock fissure 4

Photographed at the end of May 2010 at Spit Point, Par, Cornwall. A true marine species, these tiny, 2-3mm long, air breathing insects, true bugs, were inhabiting tiny fissures within the rock quite close to the low tide mark. They were probably using using burrows left by worms as their home. To survive they breath air that is trapped between hairs on their skeleton. About six were seen together; they closely resemble bed bugs.

Also found at Little London, Marazion, Cornwall. 26.08.13.

Aepophilus bonnairei Marine Bug heteroptera marine arthropod images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.