Photo 2571854, (c) Chuck Sexton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chuck Sexton

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What

Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)

Observer

gcwarbler

Date

September 27, 2015

Description

Here a live conch struggles to extricate itself from the mass of shell debris tossed onto the beach from an overnight storm. After having its picture taken, it was transported to the surf, about 3 m away. See this observation for more on the event:
http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2278355

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