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Sand Sculptures
Here are a couple I took on the beach at Santa Pola.
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Small Red Crocogater.
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12-06-2008, 8:10 AM
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Re: Sand Sculptures
Look like allidiles to me.
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Re: Sand Sculptures
wow they are really clever sculptures. How long does it take them to make ? Do they keep spraying the "mound" with water to keep it all damp and firm (so to speak) ?
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Re: Sand Sculptures
I have seen a seen a few sand sculptures when visiting Weymouth - these are superb and must have taken a good while to create.
Where were these taken?
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Re: Sand Sculptures
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I have seen a seen a few sand sculptures when visiting Weymouth - these are superb and must have taken a good while to create.
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Santa Pola, near Alicante
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14-06-2008, 4:56 PM
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Re: Sand Sculptures
Here is a Sandcastle... 
Taken at Guardamar in Spain.
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23-07-2008, 5:47 PM
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Re: Sand Sculptures
Went donw to Weymouth today & they have this Sand Hotel. They charge you £10-00 to stay overnight in it, plenty of Stars though, if your lucky.
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23-07-2008, 6:17 PM
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Re: Sand Sculptures
Now that's what we should called sand castle
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Re: Sand Sculptures
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Here are a couple I took on the beach at Santa Pola.
Large Crocogater
Small Red Crocogater.
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How do they stop the top jaw from collapsing?
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How do they stop the top jaw from collapsing?
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I wondered that as well. TBH I don't know. It's much the same as the Arch over the Weymouth Castle, if that collapsed that's a fair amount of sand to land on someone, I think there may be some type of support. The Crocogaters (allidiles)
are or were on the Beach at Santa Pola in Spain. Mike P may be able to find out, otherwise I'll ask when I'm over in September.
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