The SWFlorida Beachcomber

06/18/2026

I think we need a SCALLOP emoji 🐚

All my recent finds all cleaned up. Pink Calico Scallops, the common Calicos and then a handful of various: Bay Scallops, a couple Rough Scallops, a Flattie Scallop and I’m not sure what the gray one is near my thumb, it could be a fossil but idk for sure. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Which is your favorite handful?

06/17/2026

A little Before/After of a pink 🌸 Calico Scallop with matching Barnies (Acorn Barnacles). I can’t decide which side I love the most! 🤯

06/15/2026

What do you think? 🎨

By the way it’s a Spondylus (Thorny Oyster) or what’s left of one. I love the subtle colors in it.

06/10/2026

What do you see?

•Just a worn piece of shell?

•Broken discolored piece of a Quahog Clam?

•Or a magical piece of nature’s artwork, changing the normally white but prominent concentric lines into various colors creating a beautiful masterpiece of colorful concentric lines?
🤎💛🤍🩶

06/10/2026

Love seeing the live creatures that create these beautiful shells.

Have you ever seen a live Common Nutmeg (Cancellaria reticulata)? This image shows a Common Nutmeg photographed by Amy Tripp on Kice Island, Collier County, Florida.

Observe the speckled pattern on the foot, te****les with eyes, and the siphon sticking up, just left of the left te****le. Nice snail, isn’t it?