SEASHELLS!!

[Happy Camper]

I think you covered it in previous posts but I can't recall. Do you ever do the metal detector thing on the beaches?

 

[INTJohn]

I think you covered it in previous posts but I can't recall. Do you ever do the metal detector thing on the beaches?

Posts 113 & 114 of this thread………

 

[Happy Camper]

Posts 113 & 114 of this thread………

I forgot the cheap entertainment lol

 

[INTJohn]

Found these 2 items this morning. The shell is an Atlantic Partridge Tun and the thing to the right?

Can you say O-Pur-Q-Lum?https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operculum_(gastropod)


An example of the operculum of an alive Lightning Whelk; I took this picture several years back.
The operculum I found today is from a Horse Conch.

intjonny

 

[Happy Camper]

OMG OMG it can't breathe!!!!

/s

 

[vanbrat]

I like seeing the shells. I was wondering what has been your weirdest beach find...... ? I love beach combing. I found an IV bottle and a few buoys and once an old saky bottle with lots of barnacles on it. found a tiny toy boot with a message for the finder to report where it was found. Found a really nice kite once though not ON the beach but in a tree beside it. Tons of plastic sand toys. Lots of old Christmas trees, those are fun to play with. Found a door once, not sure how that happened but it was a nice house door, doorknob and all after a storm. I am hoping to get back to beach combing as soon as things settle down again.

 

[INTJohn]

Weirdest beach find? Hmmm that’s a good one. I’ve found/encountered soo many weird and or unexpected things; either on the beach itself or while I’m wading/snorkeling/kayaking.

I gotta give that some thought as I’ve never really thought about ranking them. So much interesting things & experiences almost daily while exploring the beach scene.


lost at sea jonny

 

[INTJohn]

I’m thinking “weirdest”……..
Hmmm, post #118 of this thread I describe the octopus vacating, across my fingers & hand, from a Queen Conch shell I had just retrieved from the reef bottom.
Who the hell expects an octopus fer gawdz sake to suddenly explode out of a seashell ur holding and fall to the water and dart away at warp speed?

That was pretty weird but it just happened a month ago so maybe I’m exhibiting abit of recency bias…….

bch bum jon the van man vagabon

 

[vanbrat]

Well I think I would have screeched and jumped at that too. I have had hermit crabs climb out of shells but nothing that fun.