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, the Texas coast has seen an influx of lightning whelks washing up with the tides. Recognized as the official state shell of Texas, the lightning whelk is a fascinating marine predator that ...

Ned, a pale-bodied snail crawls across a leaf in a small town in the Waiararapa, New Zealand, on Aug. 22, 2025. (Giselle Clarkson via AP) I knew that there were right-eyed and left-eyed flounder, but ...

The whelks surround the scale, waiting to be purchased (actually, just the shells). Three weeks ago, Fork in the Road welcomed the whelks (a/k/a sea snails) to the menu of newly opened Bowery Diner, ...