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Close Encounters of the Snail Kind: The Fascinating Lewis’ Moon Snail — Our Wild Puget Sound

Bayside City Council on Instagram: "Seen these strange clear blobs on the beach and wondered what they are? Hint: they’re not jellyfish! 🌊 They’re actually egg sacs from moon snails (family Naticidae), a species of predatory sand snail 🐌 If you look closely, you’ll spot thousands of tiny eggs suspended in each sac. The female moon snail lays her eggs in jelly-like material, which then absorbs water and swells to 3–5 times her size. As the eggs hatch, the jelly slowly breaks down and the larvae