Florida backwater travels
My mind has really been on boating and the water lately but now I am back to thinking about seashells, specifically the queen conch (Strombus gigas) and the creatures who live in them. Someone who read my Seashell Identification page at Wizzley asked how old my conch shell was. I have a picture posted on […]
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The beautiful coloring of shells won’t last forever and especially if you put them outdoors in the sun. I have learned this the hard way! I bought a couple of large pink conchs about 20 years ago (I no longer buy seashells) and I’ve been putting them on my sunny porch railing in summer. Lately […]
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The Pink or Queen Conch (Strombus gigas), can grow to be a foot or more in length and has a smooth pink interior. (Horse conch snails can grow to be 2 feet long!). The pretty shell is in danger of disappearing because of its collection as a decoration after the snail is pulled from it’s […]
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This large conch shell is called the queen, or pink, conch. Both names fit as it is a biggie and it’s a beautiful pink inside. Please help yourself to a copy of this coloring page. Download and print out for personal or homeschool use. Do not re-distribute or sell as the images are mine, and […]
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