I’m not sure if I’ve ever found a fossil SHARKS TOOTH at Bind Pass before….But my fossil-hunting buddy Susan (Sanibel) found one there! I think she can pluck out a fossil on any beach!
This was a pretty nice size TIGER SHARK TOOTH she found in the wrack line on the Sanibel side. Can you make out the serrated edge on the tooth on the pointed side?
Louise ad Debra (Maine) found lots of shell treasures including a really nice ALPHABET CONE…
Another Shelling Sista Susan and her husband Gary (Maryland) found two big LIGHTNING WHELKS out on the sand bar.
Congrats! These babies will clean right up with sharp pick and a little bleach.
My fave find of the day was this sweet little baby KING’S CROWN…
Oh wait! I take that back. This would be my favorite….We saw a SEA HARE at Blind Pass! It was a SEA HARE raising experience. heehee
I made a video for my post See A Sea Hare (check it out- you can see pictures of the ink squirting out) a while back but I wanted to show it to you again just in case you missed it. Enjoy this funny little creature…
OHMYGOSH!! What great finds!!! That sea hare is weird!
Pam – see if you can talk to the shelling “gods” for me – I would loooove to find some Kings Crowns and Scotch Bonnets in May!
Awesome finds and a great video !
So cool…..
Shark’s teeth are popping up on Cayo too. Capt. Brian’s latest trip found a handful. Boy, that water is just crystal right now. Even with the packed beaches up here on Manasota Key we are still finding loads of shark’s teeth.
Love what you share with us – brings us a little bit closer.
Thanks for taking all the time you do.
I noticed that you asked why they are called sea hares? A hare is a jack rabbit, and it has very long noticeable ears. And… you would never guess this from seeing sea hares when they are swimming, but when they are quietly sitting on the bottom, or just crawling along on the bottom like any ordinary snail or slug, their body is shaped like that of a crouched-down rabbit, and plus there are two bunny-ear-shaped things (rhinophores) that stick up on top of their their head, so they sometimes really do look quite like a rabbit.
Here is one image that shows a sea hare looking a bit rabbity:
http://www.divetime.com/photos/Featured/Malcolm_Nobbs/Sea_Hare_4646.html
Here is another rabbity-looking one:
http://matthewmeierphoto.photoshelter.com/image/I0000I3oqjFNNnto
The sea hare is very cool. I’ve never seen one of those in person.
Pam
When I’m away from the sea you bring it close with all it’s great treasures! And new knowledge of cool things :)
Thank you !!
Holy crap!! I can’t wait to come back!!! Wow what coolness abounds and treasures to behold!!!
Pam,
Congrats on the article and your photo in the March 29th edition of the “Fort Myers News Press”.You deserved the recognition and though I may not comment alot I really enjoy your blog and learn alot from it..
No fair -I want a WHELKS! Had plane & hotel for April visit but unfortunately Husbands health took a bad turn and we had to cancel. Hopefully next Spring I’ll be there too. Save some for me. Your emails are a joy!
Janet
“My” beach…Blind Pass on Manasota Key….shares loads of shark’s teeth!!! You don’t even have to dig! But I would give them up for some nice size whelks like the ones in your blog! They are one of my favorite shells!!
Cool sharks tooth. I find sharks teeth up here in Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay near Calvert Cliffs. I also find them in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. They make cool jewelry (earrings, necklaces, Pandora charms). Style on the cutting edge. ;)
Awesome whelks. And the Kings Crown is fabulous!! I’d love to find either of those! Maybe in October….
Pam, FYI: For some reason the April through the end of year tide table link shows the tides for 2011 and not 2012. Also, I loved reading the article in the News-Press this week.
Holy Cow! How did that happen??!!!! I’ve fixed it Barbara but I can’t thank you enough for sending me this note to let me know so I could fix it!
How about that News Press article! I was surprised since it is the same article that I had told y’all about last week in my post about Bonita. March 9 it ran in the Bonita paper and now they ran it again in the Ft Myers! A nice surprise!
Love the whelks and baby crown! I was there Saturday for most of the day but all I got was a teeny-weeny wentletrap and a purplish tegalus (both valves still attached!) which is a type of razor clam, small and thin, so it’s a wonder it survived the surf to make it to the wrack line! By the way…I LOVE your website! Only just discovered it recently and now it’s top of my favourite’s list!