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one of billy currie's pictures. of this snail and shell, a long way up on this bright garden flower, don't think height matters to these little critters. langholm, dumfriesshire, scotland.
I was out picture exploring and I came across some empty shot gun shell, and while leaning over to pic them up I found a little shell as big as a quarter setting in some moss, and the early morning dew. Thinking back as to when schools would bring in stuffed dead animals. That's what this reminded me of in the sunlight, only not in a wooden box. with a glass window.
In the woods a cabin stands close to an old tree. Some say somebody is still living inside, but no one has seen them for a long time. You could just open the door and peek inside, but you dare not. And so, the cabin remains in the woods waiting until some day it may just be gone.
I had this idea when I carried a snail shell in a little plastic tin so it doesn't brake^^
hope you like it
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This is a macro image of a tiny snail on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland.
got everything in the British matchbox, everything but but the marble and the hand.
(Picture of box to follow)
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Have you ever found a shell with a perfectly round hole drilled in it? It was probably the victim of a Moon Snail. Moon Snails are carnivorous predatory snails that drill distinct bevel-edged bore holes into the shells of prey before consuming the contents. These holes can often be found on small bivalves like clams.
Moon Snails are a group of shells named for the half-moon shaped aperture (or opening) that they feature. These shells spiral clockwise, or to the right, and when the animal is living it possesses a large foot that is used for digging and locomotion. The most commonly found Moon Snail shell in Florida is the Shark Eye.
A sand collar egg casing held in the air by a person.
Sand collar egg casings
Florida has the unique benefit of receiving shells on multiple sides, from multiple bodies of water. The Gulf of Mexico provides smaller Moon Snails than the Atlantic side. The average size of Shark Eyes found on the west side of the state average about the size of a gum ball as opposed to their Atlantic counterparts which are normally the size of a a baseball. This size difference could be due to the variance in food source, water temperature and depth variation of the two habitats.
In the spring, sand collar egg casings can be found along the beaches indicating the Moon Snail breeding season. These are created with mucus from the mother snail mixed with sand from the surrounding area. The sand collar is created around the mother snail’s shell and left in the sand on the ocean floor until the eggs are ready to hatch. After hatching, the mollusks begin their life on the ocean floor hunting for food and the sand collar is left to dissolve.
SHARK EYES
The most common Moon Snail in Southwest Florida is called the Shark Eye. Shark Eyes are a grey-pink color, and their round shape resembles an eyeball. These may occasionally be seen with a blue “eye” at the center of the spiral in which case it’s referred to by shellers as a “Paul Newman” after the famous actor’s iconic blue eyes.
When seen alive, the snail has a large beige foot and brown, soft operculum which covers the aperture when the mollusk takes shelter inside its shell.
I went out for a quick walk around the block to look for pictures on the Sunday before last. I ended up spotting this partially broken snail shell on the ground, and I moved it to a more picturesque location. I think I should have pulled off that randomly long piece of dried grass, however.
"I find the spiral to be very mystical. It fills me with a deep sense of mystery... Like nothing else in nature... Like no other shape..."
Junji Ito, Uzumaki
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I was going to take a picture of a tiny toad I found in my yard, but he jumped out of my hands before I could get my camera.
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