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  1. A limestone rock that has been tunneled through by marine bivalves called Wrinkled Rock-borers (Hiatella arctica). These shellfish bore protective burrows in particular rock substrates, in which they live their lives, safe from predators.
    County Donegal, Ireland.

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  2. "You lookin at me?"
    Tunnels in a limestone rock made by Wrinkled Rock-borers (Hiatella arctica) - A type of shellfish that lives in protective burrows in soft rock types.
    County Clare, Ireland.

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  3. The shell of a Wrinkled Rock-borer (Hiatella arctica) A marine bivalve that can bore long burrows into soft rock (limestone in this case pic2).
    County Clare, Ireland.

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  4. A mixture of Wrinkled Rock-borers (Hiatella arctica) Boring Sponges (Cliona celata) and wave action has created this "Hag stone". County Clare, Ireland.

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