The horse conch, found along the southern Atlantic coast, is Florida's state shell. But many decades of unregulated harvesting, as well as habitat degradation, is putting the stunning mollusk at ...

But conch snails defy these expectations with eyesight as good as some vertebrates. These marine snails combine exceptional ...

Queen conch shells In the Caribbean and Bermuda, markets and shops sell piles of queen conchs, their interiors as pink and glossy as nail polish. The gastropods might appear abundant, but they are ...

Taking queen conch shells to home could land you in jail. ... This indicates the brutal treatment of the animal. In Caribbean countries, a special permit is required to export even a single shell.

The spiraled shell of a queen conch is beautiful and elegant. The animal’s soft body, however, is sort of the opposite of that. It looks like a jumble of flesh onto which have been stuck two ...

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge ...

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge ...

WHILE it may be tempting to bring one seemingly common item back to the UK from your holidays, it could land you in serious trouble. Conch shells are large, pinkish, spiral-shaped shells – an… ...