Tulip Eats King’s Crown
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A Tulip eating a King's Crown
On the out islands of Captiva, Clark found this huge live TULIP hanging so far out of it’s shell eating a live KING’S CROWN. You can see the powerfully pink inside of this mollusk sucking that KING’S CROWN right out of his shell. Amazing and so cool to see! Most everything we found today (except some WORM SHELLS and a few LIGHTENING WHELKS) was alive, very healthy and eating good meals so, to us, it’s a great sign.
Clark’s sister Jan was here visiting from her log cabin in Montana with her boyfriend Jack. Jack couldn’t imagine why we wanted to go “shelling”…. but after he saw Clark pull that hungry TULIP out of the water he kinda started to get it. Jan told him that shelling is something that she remembers doing with the family as far back as she can remember on the shores of New Jersey.
Jack and Jan (Montana) with Clark
A live King's Crown in shallow water
A dried out baby Horseshoe Crab
It’s worth mentioning again (November 27th post) about HORSESHOE CRABS. They are one of the few species that are older than dinosaurs. It’s amazing they are still alive and well living in our waters. We’ve seen them breeding before but I didn’t have my camera…..I’ll have a picture one day….I’m hoping!
Jack and Jan with Clark and the White Pelicans in the background
continuing to love your site. may daughter and I check your blog daily. in her 9-year old words, she wants to be a shellogist when she grows up. love the information, love the shells and love the pictures of people you meet. That baby horseshoe crab is so cute!
Pam, So many wonderful experiences and videos….We love it all…but it will take us awhile to catch up!!!!!I never knew how many sea creatures there are…..Amazing!!!
Thanks for all of it!!!!
Aunt Betsy
Pam, i have never found a horse shoe crab, the one you found is so cute. Last year i found this weird bone looking object, my mom researched and said it was a bone to an animal i think? well thats what it seemed to be, it almost looked like a basket with a broken handle