Spiraling, But in Control
Spiraling, But in Control

Spiraling, But in Control

Moon Snail Shell - Fragment on the Beach

Moon Snail… Purple… Spiral… Fragment…

A recent chilly walk on the beach on Key Peninsula near Glencove, I looked for shells. Who doesn’t look for shells every time they get a chance to walk on the beach? Sadly, on this walk I didn’t find many shells, but I did find several fragments of Moon Snail shells. I enjoy finding an intact snail shell or even the odd occasion when you find a live snail, to watch them plow into the beach sand. Some Europeans and Scandinavians do eat the large mollusks eagerly, I’m not sure I would, they are huge! The shells are as big or bigger than your fist, and speaking of size they are a formidable beach predator, drilling into and eating other mollusks they encounter sub-tidally on the beaches of Puget Sound. Wishing today could be a leisurely walk on the beach, sun on my back, wind in my face and shells galore!

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20 Comments

  1. oooooh! nice find!

    i like to collect shells when i make it to the water…and even those fragments can be a really cool find!!
    ‘moon shell’…love the name…the spiral…

    (i have jars of shells…add water…and the shells’ colors SHINE!)

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