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fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
4 days ago

Meet the distinctive' moon snail lurking along the California coast

They have a very thick round shell. They are distinctive and look like a full moon. The rest of the animal is fleshyhas a huge muscular foot and can propel itself to glide along the sea floor. While hunting on the seafloor, she added, It has a special structure on the front that acts like a snow plow. But the moon snail is a sand plow, so you'll see it push sand out of the way and sniff out chemical cues from their food.
Science
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Bean clam: Meet the small but mighty mollusca found on California beaches

Visitors and locals flock to La Jolla's beaches in the summer, but thousands of bean clams also make their way to the shore during this time.
Environment
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