Funny, I have been going to Sanibel Island Florida since I was 6, and have always known those as a “Turkey Wing”
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MydnightWN on
> matches exactly
The shape is different. The only thing that matches is the pattern, which of course it does. Anyone surprised by this should go back to grade school.
Klutzy_Passenger_486 on
Its the opposite hand of that she’ll, not exact match
soon2bvoid on
I could not word the post title correctly and yes it does not exactly match the book but I wanted to say that my toddler had this book for a while and absolutely loves sea creatures of any kind. We visited a beach and he picked it up showed it to me and I wanted to throw it away since it looked broken. But as soon as we got home he opened this book and showed me this picture.
9outof10timesWrong on
*matches pretty closely
Kruzat on
Do you make a post about everything you find that is documented in a book?
Certain-Public-933 on
Score! Cool find!
lonesomecowboynando on
I didn’t know there were left and right handed shells.
teknomedic on
You and I have different definitions for the words “exactly” and “matches”
Deakros on
This reminds me of Guylian chocolate seashells.
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ElevenDollars on
OP though this book was just full of lies until right now apparently
androidfig on
What if I told you…
lajera21 on
For some reason all this image makes me think is “the scar’s NOT on the wrong side!!”
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FrankTankly on
lol top tier post
jokeswagon on
ID books are accurate, yes.
CatchyUsername457 on
Plot twist it’s actually not a zebra shell
Admirable_Drama1604 on
Once found a word on the billboard that matched perfectly with the one in my dictionary
el_bentzo on
Its similar….
CutieBoBootie on
Perfectly mild
Ex_Nihilus on

You can tell it’s a shell by the way that is is! Isn’t that neat?
theboss0711 on
Some people have a broad sice of the word “exactly”
KingOfThe_Jelly_Fish on
Well not really exactly, at all.
highendfive on
Those are delicious (the chocolate ones)
Mumbert on
It doesn’t “match exactly”, it’s obviously just the same species of shell with similar appearance?
Lysol3435 on
It’s backwards. Try again
mickeltee on
This might actually be the most mildly interesting thing I’ve ever seen, so congrats on winning the sub.
Currently_There on
“Direct inverse” of the one in the book.
AndreasDasos on
Yes, they look like that. Though it’s the other half of the shell. That’s why it’s in the book. Because they look like that. Gosh.
Birchsprout on
What are we looking at here? That an illustration from a biology book matches something that can be found in nature?
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that means it’s a zebra ark shell
Funny, I have been going to Sanibel Island Florida since I was 6, and have always known those as a “Turkey Wing”

> matches exactly
The shape is different. The only thing that matches is the pattern, which of course it does. Anyone surprised by this should go back to grade school.
Its the opposite hand of that she’ll, not exact match
I could not word the post title correctly and yes it does not exactly match the book but I wanted to say that my toddler had this book for a while and absolutely loves sea creatures of any kind. We visited a beach and he picked it up showed it to me and I wanted to throw it away since it looked broken. But as soon as we got home he opened this book and showed me this picture.
*matches pretty closely
Do you make a post about everything you find that is documented in a book?
Score! Cool find!
I didn’t know there were left and right handed shells.
You and I have different definitions for the words “exactly” and “matches”
This reminds me of Guylian chocolate seashells.


OP though this book was just full of lies until right now apparently
What if I told you…
For some reason all this image makes me think is “the scar’s NOT on the wrong side!!”

lol top tier post
ID books are accurate, yes.
Plot twist it’s actually not a zebra shell
Once found a word on the billboard that matched perfectly with the one in my dictionary
Its similar….
Perfectly mild

You can tell it’s a shell by the way that is is! Isn’t that neat?
Some people have a broad sice of the word “exactly”
Well not really exactly, at all.
Those are delicious (the chocolate ones)
It doesn’t “match exactly”, it’s obviously just the same species of shell with similar appearance?
It’s backwards. Try again
This might actually be the most mildly interesting thing I’ve ever seen, so congrats on winning the sub.
“Direct inverse” of the one in the book.
Yes, they look like that. Though it’s the other half of the shell. That’s why it’s in the book. Because they look like that. Gosh.
What are we looking at here? That an illustration from a biology book matches something that can be found in nature?
Yes? That’s the point?
I don’t understand.
