The long, white strand is actually an egg case belonging to a carnivorous sea snail, known as a lightning whelk. (Padre Island National Seashore/KSAT) Don’t be fooled -- though the image above may ...
This week’s beach walk brought one of the strangest and most fascinating treasures of the spring season, long strands of lightning whelk egg casings washed ashore. Some stretched nearly 3 feet long, ...
This lightning whelk egg case was found on a Texas beach. Padre Island National Seashore/Facebook Screengrab A “cryptic object” was found washed up on a Texas beach, officials said. “What is this ...
This week’s beach walk brought one of the strangest and most fascinating treasures of the spring season, long strands of lightning whelk egg casings washed ashore. Some stretched nearly three feet ...
One person called it a "fancy nope rope." However unnerving as it may appear, the strange item is actually a lightning whelk egg case. For those unfamiliar, a lightning whelk happens to be the state ...