Moon Snail by nongo
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Description
The moon snail is a large gastropod typically found partially buried in sand and mud beaches. It can attain a size over 5 inches in shell diameter and can extend a fleshy foot to over 12 inches in diameter. As large as this foot may seem, it can completely fit inside the shell after expelling considerable amounts of water
Attached to the foot is a thin horn-like oval object called the operculum. The operculum closed off the opening to the shell like a trap door when the shell pulls it's body inside.
The moon snail is a predator mainly on clams, which it reaches by digging with it's large foot. Clam shells found with a perfectly round hole drilled in them were probably eaten by moon snails.
Low tides in the spring and summer are the best time to look for moon snails. At this time, they come into shallow water lay their eggs. Moon snail egg cases, commonly called sand collars, appear to be thin pieces of rubber in the shape of a round collar. They are composed of snail eggs sandwiched between layers of mucus coated with sand.
Comments (26)
Wow is this ever a close up.Makes a good abstract photo.
A great composition ! Fantastic pastel colors...Thanks for the explanation too ! :~)
that's cool, love the color and spiral!!! dof is awesome!!! very well done!!!
magnificent color palette,excellent shot!
Wish I could do good pix like that.
Very interesting snail with a very educational explanation. Very large in size. Excellent job. Aloha
so artistically captured.. a true work of art i love its spiral.. you did a magnificent job on this beauty!!
Original and beautiful tones !
wow, great shot.......love the pattern in there..well taken and info
Beautiful muted colors and light......
That sounds like a big snail!! Very beautiful colors and textures in your photo!
Wonderful shot of this specimen. Ineresting info. Thanks.
Wow thats one large snail !! Thanks for the info and beautiful near-abstract shot of it !! Arent the patterns found in nature amazing ? Superb work !! :o)
Excellent and VOTE!
Very Cosmic is this Snail Shell :]
magical colours. great use of DOF. wonderful textures. simply excellent done. * bravo * #:O)
Wonderful color and textures! Thank you for the explanation as well...all very interesting and excellently presented! :-)
Wooooooo, excellent colors on this moon snail!!! Beautifully done!!!!!! ****
Gives an ancient feeling. Love your beautiful picture!
Divine! Really love it! v*****
Wow, what an incredible macro of this gorgeous shell!!!!! superb!!!!!!
really beautiful photo :]
Superb photography!!!!!!! love it!!!!*****
Wow, this is a superb macro of this beautiful moon snail, these are really cool shells to collect too!!!!
beautifull colors and curves.. great!
That's so cool...love the story of the Moon Snail too. I like how the colors swirl around the shell near its top! []/;^)