Went to the beach Saturday and didn't see any live whelk, but saw the egg casings....they are about 18 inches long....I read that each little circular pouch can hold up to 90 eggs, and there can be about 140 of those circular pouches.....interesting...
Whelk Eggs by 123smile4me, on Flickr
Whelk Eggs by 123smile4me, on Flickr
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24th June 2013, 02:33 AM #1
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24th June 2013, 02:12 PM #2
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Re: Whelk egg casings
Interesting. Thanks for sharing Nat.
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24th June 2013, 04:56 PM #3
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Re: Whelk egg casings
Nat,
I didn't realize this weird animal exists.
Thanks for sharing.
Antonio.
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