Personally, I'm drawn to the...⬇️ . You can expect a variety of shells on the beach when you visit SW Florida (if you know where to look) and any of these would be great choices! 🐚 . Personally, I'm drawn to the blue King's Crown conch shell! 💙 Blue is my fave! . I think that may have been the only shell I kept out of this bunch honestly. I have a lamp jar that I kept smaller blue seashells in. ✨️ . Do you separate your seashells by color? Let me know in the comments what you do with them! 🙏�

Save & Read below! ✨️⬇️ . Let me tell you why the answer to this is always the same... . It's simple, and it's NO! 😱 . But you would be surprised how often this is assumed! Most serious shellers couldn't keep all of their shell finds even if they wanted to. 🤷🏻‍♀️ . Why? Because we collect often and in places where seashells are plentiful! 🐚 . There is no need for it. We come across so many amazing piles that buckets could not carry them all, and most shellers become picky after a while. 🙌🏼

Save & Read below ✨️⬇️ . There's so much that goes into a pretty photo... But my favorite part about photographing seashells, is the memories that come with it! . This stunning shell is a Knobbed Whelk I found in Outer Banks. When I find these whelks, a lot of times they initially lack color or vibrancy (as you can see in the first few clips). 💙 . I'm not always able to photograph them as found, so in this case, I took this shell home to clean, then picked a beautiful overcast sky to photograph

Save this post for seashell ID! ⬇️ . You asked for it, you got it! Seashells of the Gulf Coast, FL part 1! . Did you know all of these names? Comment below and share with a friend 💙 . . . #florida #seashells #beachcomber #shellid #identify #shells #shelling #loveseashells #beachday #floridalife #vacaymode #themoreyouknow #reelit #reelsinstagram #lovetoshell | The Seashell Mermaid

Save and Read below! 🐚⬇️ . You might be surprised to know that studies have shown that a high percentage of people do not know where seashells come from. . Well, if this is you, I'm here to explain it to you! 🥰 . Seashells are created by mollusks! These amazing animals are the perfect architects and form their shells from minerals in the ocean. 🌊 . Without mollusks, we would not have seashells on the beach! 🐚 . So it's so important to never take home a life seashell or creature 🙏🏼 . Did yo