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 photo: david lindley the common whelk buccinum undatum is like a large snail with a plate on it's tail that it can draw in and seal iteslf in when needs must. it's a sediment dweller that breathes via a telescopic tube that it sticks above the surface; it also mean it's very hard to spot. the whelk feeds on oysters and scallops amongst other things and that explains why the coast here is also blessed with so many of the things. the fishermen catch them by baiting mini 'lobster pot' type traps or (more commonly these days i'm sure) by dredging the bottom. to eat they're commonly boiled for ages and served with vinegar; they used to be very popular in england but now, as they say, they're big in japan! | |
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Posted by davidlindley Archived under: england, wildlife...and not so wild life |
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