Neptune's Necklace

Neptune's Necklace is a distinctive algae made up of strings of hollow, water-filled, round or oval-shaped beads joined together by a short stalk.

The fronds may be between 10 - 30 cm long, and the beads may be 15 mm in diameter.

Many pores cover the outside surface of each bead, forming a rough surface. Within these pores are the reproductive cells. Neptune's Necklace is sometimes called "sea grapes".

[julia]

Use to love finding these as a kid.. great for popping ..neat shot

[Beryl Lloyd]

A lovely image Babs , reminds me of those plastic beads we had in the 50s and 60s that were interlinked and you would pop them apart to give different lengths of beads !! I think we called them "poppits " !! I love the lovely clear capture with muted tones and varied textures ! And it looks best on black !

[Pat Knowles]

You have indeed such lovely clear water to be able to see these 'beads'. I agree with @beryl they did remind me of those plastic beads that pushed together.....I haven't thought about them for years! I feel like a paddle!

[sally agnew]

Nice detail and textural contrasts and thanks for sharing the info Babs :)

[Valerie Chesney]

Beautiful capture, Babs, so very clear..I too remember those 'beads'! !

[Hazel]

@beryl

I remember them too,Beryl!!!!!
A nice capture, Babs, lovely tones. So glad to read in your comment on my rose/gerbera that things are looking up for Debbie.

[Margo]

nice find

[Chris K]

@beryl @happypat oh yes girls, I had pink pearl ones and mine were called "pop it all pearls" i think. wow that takes me back

[Chris K]

used to love finding these at the beach when I was little

[Kane Arlow]

We get these down here too (as I'm sure you know :), I think of these like mother natures bubble wrap. I found them fun to pop when I was little.

[Annie D]

yep popped when I was a kid too :)

[gloria jones]

Great shot, textures

[Merrelyn]

Lovely colours and textures. I enjoy reading the information about your captures.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Very interesting and makes a lovely capture.

[Debbie]

A very nice abstract look Babs.

[Mariana Visser]

love it. Really looks like a necklace

[Joyce]

I'm learning so much about rock pools Babs!

[ShirleyB]

Interesting shot and information. Their name certainly fits their look.

[bkb in the city]

Very interesting

[M0ments in time]

Never seen them very interesting though

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Cool shot. It is so interesting looking.

[Paula W]

Easy to see why it gets its name! So many great textures here.

[Babs]

@beryl @happypat @happysnaps @quietpurplehaze Thanks, I remember poppit beads too.

[Babs]

@julzmaioro @hermann @777margo @cruiser @karlow75 @annied @seattlite @merrelyn @ladymagpie @deborah63 @mv_wolfie @thistle @shirleybankfarm @bkbinthecity @mbmomentsintime @mittens @paulaw Thanks everyone. We had such an interesting day. Always good to have somebody with you who knows all about the rock pools rather than just wandering around on your own. Love the idea of mother natures bubble wrap Kane.

[Linda]

Beautiful lines, textures and colors. FAV

[Taffy]

So interesting! I like the combination of textures and form that make this composition 'work'

[Sylvia du Toit]

Fav. Thanks for sharing. When I saw the photo I also thought of the a necklace. Looks like gold.

[Ron]

I really like this capture, Babs. And now I'm full of knowledge on this fascinating algae too!

[Jen Hudson]

Lovely composition to show this unusual algae. They do look like beads.