Date:         Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:35:08 -0500
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From:         Ellen Bulger <xenophora@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cone Shells
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Yeah, my plastic jar was on a cord, and I held it AWAY from my body.

You can find pretty nifty lightweight hinged-lid food storage jars at
various kitchen-supply stores. I have at 'em with a hot nail to make small
holes for water and air so they neither float, nor implode and so that they
rapidly become much lighter when you bring them to the surface. It's a
pretty nifty set up for all kinds of things, and you can even keep very nice
delicate things like sea urchin tests intact.

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:15 PM, Sid Sneidar <sneidars001@hawaii.rr.com>wrote:

> Martin "picvk up by the big end" is a basesd on a false premise; that the
> 'stinger' cannot reach that far back. While in Guam years ago, my shelling
> buddy and I brought back a C.textile to his house and drpped it in a
> shallow
> saucer of sea water. As it roamed around my buddy put the lighted end of a
> cigarette 1" away from it's big end. Its's proboscis immediately came out,
> seeked the source of the heat and reached the end of the cigarette. We
> heard
> the  hiss as it 'stung' the cigarette. After that we wore heavy gloves
> while
> picking up the cones.
>
> I keep shells in a large screw top jar attached to my wrist with nylon
> cord.
>
> Regards, Sid Sneidar
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin H. Eastburn" <lionslair@CONSOLIDATED.NET>
> To: <CONCH-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Cone Shells
>
>
>
>> 1. pick up a cone only by the 'big end'.  easy term to understand by
>> Elementary grade siblings.
>> 2. if selected - put it carefully into a bag, and then into an outer
>> pouch, not one against the body.
>>
>>
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