Mystery Revealed:-) by ShadowsNTime
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We hope you enjoyed the mystery:-)
The previous image is a Lightning Whelk (Busycon contrarium) egg case. Alex found the case washed up on the beach in Florida, its as long as his leg and unfortunately it is dead. He cut one of the discs open and in this image you can see the tiny shells of the mollusks that died, there are between 50 and 100 shells in each disc...each as small as a grain of sand...For thousands of years Native Americans used these animals as food, and used their shells for tools, ornaments, containers and shell gorgets. They may have believed the sinistral nature of the lightning whelk shell made it a sacred object.
This species is native to southeastern North America: off New Jersey south to Florida and the Gulf states. Lightning whelks can be found in the sandy or muddy substrate of shallow embayments.
The whelks feed primarily on marine bivalves.
Lightning whelks are sinistral in coiling (inclined to the left), are diurnal (feed in the daytime) and prefer to stay in deeper waters. The lightning whelk is the State Shell of Texas.
For further info
Lightning_whelk
I am off to the dentist as she wants to make sure the sutures are okay and that I am healing (thanks to slow healing from diabetes) and the last extraction wound up having a dry socket, my face is swollen like a baseball, bruised and skin damage at the corner of my mouth and the pain from both procedures is the worst! 2 1/2 hours for just one tooth on Tuesday, a fused wisdom tooth that I didn't know existed and required both sides of the bone being cut. In her 19 years of dentistry she has never had a tooth that was fused that strongly, boy am I glad thats done and hope it heals quickly. If I get infection in the bone, because of the diabetes I am in big trouble. So I will be scarce for a long time and wish to thank you for previous comments and favs.
Comments (22)
Rainastorm
Oh Lynn:-( That sounds soooo very painful. I know Dentist visits are no fun but your sounds like its turning out to he ten times worse! I hope you heal fast, I know all to well how Diabetes can, DOES, slow healing processes down...and that stinks. Your always in my thoughts and remember to take it as easy as you can, please try at least...great image and info here!! Cool!! Hugs
MagikUnicorn
Oh I hate Dentist
magnus073
I have never seen one before and thanks for sharing this amazing photo of it Lynn as well as the deatiled background. Sorry for all the pain you have been through recently and hope you can feel better soon my friend. I'll keep you in my prayers.
jendellas
Fascinating pic, enjoyed that teaser :o) Oh Lynn I know how painfull having dentistry can be but never had the same as yours. Take good care xxxxxx
drifterlee
Very cool!
beatoangelico
misteriosa image...well done..!!!
helanker
OH YIKEs!! I can imagine how you feel. I once had surgeries 4 times in same place, before the infection got away. SO I can imagine. Silver water is great against such things to keep becterias away. My very best wishes for good healing. Thank you for the story behind this egg case.
jmb007
jolies dents!!
farmerC
Wonderful work.
durleybeachbum
Oh Lynn, how appalling! I went all peculiar just READING about it.. you are a brave woman! Ans this is so interesting about the egg cae!
emmecielle
I would never guess! An interesting mystery, congratulations! I wish you all the best, dear Lynn! Hope to see you soon in good health! kisses and hugs! :)
sandra46
superb mystery and solution!
Alex_Antonov
Outstanding work!
amota99517
Wow! I would never have guessed the answer to this one. Great shot. Hope your visit to the dentist goes well.
flavia49
very beautiful!! and great story. I'm glad that things are better albeit slowly.
myrrhluz
Lynn, what you have been going through! You have all my best wishes for a quick, and complication free healing! Happy Birthday! What a way to celebrate it. I'm glad the dentist said it's healing well. Fascinating information and I love seeing the tiny shells. Too bad they died, but very interesting to learn about them.
goodoleboy
Thank you for clearing up the mystery as to the identity of this unusual-to-me creature, Lynn. Actually, at that POV, the mass to the left looks some kind of sandwich. And, I commiserate and sympathize with you on your dental and diabetes problems. That is an absolute zero on the fun scale.
dochtersions
A very special photo! Hoping you are doing well after all this dental treatment :( I hope you had a very lovely birthday <3 Congratulations with your brand-new year, I hoop it will be, all your wishes coming true.
kasalin
Lynn, I wish you vastly improved health, and renewed energy and zest. And more than just enough money to live on. Have a lovely day and ALL The Very Best for the coming year !!!! I`ll keep you in my prayers :) Greetings to Alex too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A big Hugs, Karin :)
JaneEden
Wow I have never heard of these, thanks for the info and the mystery revealed. I am so sorry to read you are having such problems and can only wish you a safe healing time, and also for you to have a speedy recovery dear Lynn. God Bless, hugs Jane xx
MrsLubner
Lynn, I have been thinking of you so much lately. Now I know why... I have a fused wisdom tooth as well and have been avoiding extraction. You are one brave lady. I will have to use you as a roll model and maybe this year I will allow them to saw it out. Wonderful information on this shell and great shot too.
Chipka
Tooth extractions or any form of dental work is...well...shall we say, unpleasant, even under the most pleasant conditions! I'm getting to see this image a bit late and so hopefully this means you're feeling better and not suffering from too-slow healing, or the need for additional work. As for this image: WOW! I suspected that you'd initially photographed something exotic (coming from Chicago, most things are exotic!) And well, you DID, and you did so marvelously. Your "reveal" is just as intriguing. You captured the shimmering light of those shells perfectly, and your information is quite mind-expanding and idea-inspiring. This is marvelous work!