{"id":1971,"date":"2010-06-11T10:21:52","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T14:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2012-06-09T13:40:04","modified_gmt":"2012-06-09T17:40:04","slug":"follow-the-yellow-shell-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/11\/follow-the-yellow-shell-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow the Yellow Shell Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1973\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Finding-live-babys-ear-shells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1973\" data-attachment-id=\"1973\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/11\/follow-the-yellow-shell-trail\/finding-live-babys-ear-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Finding-live-babys-ear-shells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2941,2118\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1276211418&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Finding live baby&amp;#8217;s ear shells\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Following the baby ear trail&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Finding-live-babys-ear-shells-1024x737.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1973 \" title=\"Finding live baby's ear shells\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Finding-live-babys-ear-shells-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Finding-live-babys-ear-shells-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Finding-live-babys-ear-shells-1024x737.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Following the baby ear trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Instead of following the yellow brick road, Julie is following the track of a live yellow\u00a0<a title=\"BMSM\" href=\"http:\/\/shellmuseum.org\/shells\/shelldetails.cfm?id=42\" target=\"_blank\">BABY EAR<\/a> at low tide. She sees the path on the sand bar and then follows the trail, digs in the sand and gently pulls up the yellowish mollusk. Are you ready to see what they look like? This is the first time I&#8217;ve ever seen a live one in person! Ready? Here you go&#8230;..<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1974\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-babys-ear-shell.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1974\" data-attachment-id=\"1974\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/11\/follow-the-yellow-shell-trail\/live-babys-ear-shell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-babys-ear-shell.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2878,2206\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1276211193&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Live baby&amp;#8217;s ear shell\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Live baby&amp;#8217;s ear shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-babys-ear-shell-1024x784.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1974  \" title=\"Live baby's ear shell\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-babys-ear-shell-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-babys-ear-shell-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-babys-ear-shell-1024x784.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Live baby&#39;s ear shell<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Really&#8230;this isn&#8217;t a photo of a handmade ravioli or smooched ball of wet dough. It&#8217;s a baby ear mollusk that practically surrounds it&#8217;s whole shell&#8230;..and it&#8217;s very slimy!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1976\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Leigh-holding-a-live-babys-ear.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1976\" data-attachment-id=\"1976\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/11\/follow-the-yellow-shell-trail\/leigh-holding-a-live-babys-ear\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Leigh-holding-a-live-babys-ear.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3283,2462\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1276211156&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leigh holding a live baby&amp;#8217;s ear\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Leigh (West Palm Beach) holding a live baby&amp;#8217;s ear&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Leigh-holding-a-live-babys-ear-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1976 \" title=\"Leigh holding a live baby's ear\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Leigh-holding-a-live-babys-ear-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Leigh-holding-a-live-babys-ear-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Leigh-holding-a-live-babys-ear-1024x767.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leigh (West Palm Beach) holding a live baby&#39;s ear<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I saw Leigh and her niece and nephew, Julie and Jack (Ft lauderdale), having the best time playing out on the sand bar in front of Holiday Inn on Sanibel. They were digging around, giggling and running back and forth. I had to see what all of the fuss was about. They also found live <a href=\"http:\/\/shellmuseum.org\/shells\/shelldetails.cfm?id=40\" target=\"_blank\">SHARK&#8217;S EYES <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/library.thinkquest.org\/J001418\/anemone.html\" target=\"_blank\">SEA ANEMONES<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1977\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-sharks-eye-coming-out-of-his-shell.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1977\" data-attachment-id=\"1977\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/11\/follow-the-yellow-shell-trail\/live-sharks-eye-coming-out-of-his-shell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-sharks-eye-coming-out-of-his-shell.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3648,2736\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1276211578&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Live shark&amp;#8217;s eye coming out of his shell\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Live shark&amp;#8217;s eye coming out of his shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-sharks-eye-coming-out-of-his-shell-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1977 \" title=\"Live shark's eye coming out of his shell\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-sharks-eye-coming-out-of-his-shell-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-sharks-eye-coming-out-of-his-shell-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-sharks-eye-coming-out-of-his-shell-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Live shark&#39;s eye coming out of his shell<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1978\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-baby-sharks-eyes-with-egg-casing-collar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1978\" data-attachment-id=\"1978\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/11\/follow-the-yellow-shell-trail\/live-baby-sharks-eyes-with-egg-casing-collar\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-baby-sharks-eyes-with-egg-casing-collar.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3109,2406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1276211503&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Live baby shark&amp;#8217;s eyes with egg casing collar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Live baby shark&amp;#8217;s eyes with egg casing collar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-baby-sharks-eyes-with-egg-casing-collar-1024x792.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1978 \" title=\"Live baby shark's eyes with egg casing collar\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-baby-sharks-eyes-with-egg-casing-collar-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-baby-sharks-eyes-with-egg-casing-collar-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Live-baby-sharks-eyes-with-egg-casing-collar-1024x792.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Live baby shark&#39;s eyes with egg casing collar<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On the right hand side of the PEN SHELL is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaxshells.org\/1120aa.htm\" target=\"_blank\">egg casing collar<\/a> for more baby shark eyes. It was Mother Nature&#8217;s huge touch tank out there last night. Now meet Leigh&#8217;s nephew, Jack. He loves the sea anemones.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1979\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Jack-with-sea-anemone-on-Sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1979\" data-attachment-id=\"1979\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/11\/follow-the-yellow-shell-trail\/jack-with-sea-anemone-on-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Jack-with-sea-anemone-on-Sanibel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2736,3648\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1276211667&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jack with sea anemone on Sanibel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jack with sea anemone on Sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Jack-with-sea-anemone-on-Sanibel-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1979 \" title=\"Jack with sea anemone on Sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Jack-with-sea-anemone-on-Sanibel-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Jack-with-sea-anemone-on-Sanibel-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Jack-with-sea-anemone-on-Sanibel-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jack with sea anemone on Sanibel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Leigh and her family come to Sanibel a lot &#8211; every time the tide is really low. Of course, after they are done looking and learning about the mollusks and sea life they find, they gently put them back where they found them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instead of following the yellow brick road, Julie is following the track of a live yellow\u00a0BABY EAR at low tide. She sees the path on the sand bar and then follows the trail, digs in the sand and gently pulls up the yellowish mollusk. Are you ready to see what they look like? 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