Thursday, July 25, 2013

Moon Snail Shell

Moon snails make a sand collar and lay their eggs into it.  It makes the sand collar with sand and her mucus.   

http://buzzmarinelife.blogspot.com/2011/06/sand-collar-seasonor-more-tiny-stuff-to.html

During the day, Moon snails are under the sand.  They use their foot to move.  They suck water in it and squirt it out to move.  

Moon snails also use their foot to eat. 
Watch this video to see a moon snail eat a soldier crab.

This is a picture of a moon snail's shell.  I found tons of these moon shells at Stonewall Beach.

This is a chart of the sizes of the moon shells that we found.  


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