Use of Indian conch shell, which is believed to resonate sound of Om, the origin of cosmic sound vibrations, is described briefly. One of the weirdest uses of sea shells in history has been in assassination attempts that are described here. The chapter also comments on significance of shell ...
Conchs are mollusks, marine snails that build elaborate shells as a home and a form of protection from predators. The shell of the queen conch or pink conch shell ranges in size from about six inches to 12 inches in length. It has between nine and 11 whorls on the protruding spire. In ...
Land snails aren’t known for their shells as much as their living tendencies. The conch shell, on the other hand, tends the other way. Conches are known worldwide for their beauty instead of the species that may have once lived in them. They have all kinds of cultural and historical v...
Mollusks can turn their shells different colors by eating a variety of colorful food. For example, red seaweed gives some sea animals a red shell. Adding Protection Some animals have carrier shells. They attach other shells or shell pieces to their own shells with a kind of glue that they m...
Modern Tahitian music combines contemporary Western melodies with the traditional nasal flutes, drums, and conch shells. Dance is still an integral tradition of the island Tahiti. 9. The word “tattoo” originates from the French Polynesian word “tatau”. Another one of my favorite Tahiti facts...
aA basket of fruit is positioned alongside a vase with two budding carnations,with two conch shells in the lower left foreground,Soft contour lines are filled in with color applied in delicate and precise strokes ,lending an appearance of hypreeeality to the work,the artist has manipulated ...
Rapa Nui statues use shells or coral inlaid with obsidian for the eyes. TATTOOS Like other Polynesian islands, Rapa Nui tattooing had a primarily spiritual meaning. Sometimes, tattoos were seen as a vessel for divine power or mana. They were embodiments of the Rapa Nui culture. Members of the...
Snails are born with rudimentary shells. On land snails, this embryonic shell can be seen even in the adult snail. The top of the shell [about one and a half whorls] is called the Protoconch and this has a different pattern from the rest of the shell. It is often used to help ident...
Conchologyis the study and collection of mollusk shells found in marine,freshwater, and territorial ecosystems. People who study conchology are calledconchologists. Shell collectingis a popular hobby that involves finding, identifying, and collecting shells of mollusks. ...
(such asconch,abalone, limpets, and whelks) are used as food, and several different species may be used in the preparation ofescargot. Very few gastropod species transmit animal diseases; however, the flukes that cause human schistosomiasis use gastropods as intermediate hosts. The shells of ...