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ASK< AQUARIUM When is the best time to search for seashells and where should I look? The North Carolina coast is a trea sure trove for shell collectors. Our estuaries and ocean waters hold over 1,000 species of mollusks. the shell-bearing animals. Hundreds of miles of sand beach es provide collecting grounds for many species; however, beaches aren't the only places for good shell collecting. Sounds, inlets, lagoons and intertidal flats are also home to many mollusks. These areas are rich in food and less subject to the rigors of wave action and, therefore, yield a wide variety of mollusks ranging from the tin'y periwinkles that cling to marsh grasses to the spiral shaped whelks that surface on sand flats at .low tide. While the tides bring shells to our beaches year-round, early spring, particularly after a storm, and early fall, during the height of hurricane season, are. prime times for shelling. Winter storms and hurricanes churn the coastal waters, pulling shells from the ocean floor and washing them to shore. When canvassing the shore after a storm, don't forget to examine the masses of seaweed on the <beach for shells that might be lodged within. Tides and timing are also impor tant factors to consider when searching for shells. An hour before and after low tide, especially during spring tides that occur on new and full moons, are favorable times for collecting. Although most of the shells found on the shore are empty, each one was once an outer covering for a liv ing mollusk. Mollusks make up one of the largest groups in the animal kingdom, second only to insects. Most shells belong to two mollusk classes: Gastropods (the largest group) and bivalves. Gastropods have a single shell and are usually spiral- or cone-shaped. Snails, whelks and scotch bonnets, the state's official shell, are members of this class. Bivalves have two hinged shells which are connected by mus cle and teeth. Clams, oysters and scallops belong to this class. The shell of a mollusk is formed by secretions from the mantle, a fleshy sac that lines their soft bod ies. These secretions mix with calci um they derive from their environ ment, either the food they eat or the water in which they live, to form a shell. Food, climate, environment and the mollusk's particular heredity all play a part in making each shell unique. Most mollusks found in or near ■ North Carolina’s coastal waters are plentiful, but destruction of natural habitats and overfishing have seri ftGood rates backed by Good Neighbor service make State Farm unique. W CALL ME. Dwight Flanagan Worfc754-9923 Res.: 457-9426 State Farm Insurance Companies Home Offices: Bloomington, Illinois Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. The banded tulip, a gastropod with a smooth, cream-colored shell encircled by thin, solid brown spiral lines, is fairly common to North Carolina's shallow coastal waters. ously reduced some populations. If a living creature inhabits a shell, enjoy observing it. but leave it in its natural habitat undisturbed. Send questions to Ask the Aquarium, North Carolina Aqua riums, 417 North Blount Street, Raleigh, NC 27601. TOPS getting to the bottom of weight loss Have you gained unwanted pounds this winter? • If so. you may want to attend the Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) open house at the Long Beach Recreation Center Tuesday, March 17. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event will feature light refreshments, door prizes and information on how to lose weight, feel better and be healthier. The TOPS organization was estab lished nationally 50 years ago and is locally composed of area residents willing to support each other in their mutual goal of losing weight. For further information, persons may call Joyce Thomas at 278 1064.. Tutor training held April 3-4 Brunswick County Literacy Coun cil's next tutor training workshop will be held in two sessions.Friday, April 3, from 6 to 9 p.m. and con tinuing Saturday, April 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Supply. Margarete O'Leary will be the trainer and participants will learn how to teach reading using phonics and other methods. Those who com plete the workshop will be certified as Laubach tutors. Laubach Literacy Action is the largest volunteer liter acy organization in the country. The workshop is free but preregis tration is necessary. Persons may call the literacy council at 754-7323 or 1-800-694-7323. 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