tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875552605395052149.post47290274718445767..comments2023-05-20T04:46:33.621-04:00Comments on From Snails to Whales: Periwinkle massacreBruce Bermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10422329615108104652noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875552605395052149.post-52218149667244524102009-02-08T03:04:00.000-05:002009-02-08T03:04:00.000-05:00BruceIs it a sandy beach or a rocky beach? My gues...Bruce<BR/>Is it a sandy beach or a rocky beach? My guess is that it is a rocky beach and the predator is Nucella lapillus, the dog whelk. lappilus is a predatory snail that feeds by drilling a hole through the shells of muscles and other snails with its radula. lappilus then pushes its stomach contents into the prey and digests the innards and sucks them all back in. cool, hunh?<BR/>JacobKasper Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241206927839640153noreply@blogger.com