Comments on: Finally, A Recipe For Finding A Junonia https://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/2011/02/22/finally-a-recipe-for-finding-a-junonia/ Collecting seashells on the beaches of Sanibel, Captiva and the world Sat, 03 Aug 2013 01:13:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nicole Schrader https://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/2011/02/22/finally-a-recipe-for-finding-a-junonia/#comment-61061 Sat, 03 Aug 2013 01:13:35 +0000 http://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/?p=4971#comment-61061 Hi, I am in Sanibel this weekend and I was interested in finding a good shelling beach. I had no luck at Bowman’s today. Where can I find Blind Pass beach? I will take suggestions on a beach to go…btw I have my mask and snorkel :-)
Thanks,
Nicole

]]> By: Amanda Ruef https://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/2011/02/22/finally-a-recipe-for-finding-a-junonia/#comment-48390 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:30:26 +0000 http://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/?p=4971#comment-48390 i love your blog i just found it today and will be back to follow your adventures…. just a little heads up if your looking for sea glass Virginia Beach is a great spot the beaches here have it all over i have a vase full to the brim….i love beach combing and shelling i do it anytime its nice out and not raining like today :(
i will be needing my beach fix soon i hope its not raining tomorrow but i think it will be anyway happy hunting and cant wait to see what you find next :)

]]> By: Susan H https://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/2011/02/22/finally-a-recipe-for-finding-a-junonia/#comment-26559 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:33:09 +0000 http://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/?p=4971#comment-26559 Over a year late on this comment… but I wanted to say that apple snails are not land snails but freshwater snails.

That’s how come that beautiful shell was in a marsh area; those snails live in the water. They have a nice big operculum, which is something that most land snails do not have.

There are several different species in Florida, some are native to the state, and some are introduced.

http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/gastro/apple_snails.htm

Apple snails are fascinating creatures, not only because they are large and have pretty shells and an operculum, but also because they can either use their gill to breathe water, but also if the oxygen level in the water gets too low, they can breathe air using a siphon, a sort of snorkel tube made out of mantle tissue.

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