Image of Florida fighting conch

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"This one had dug himself or herself up out of the sand. They do this when they are uncovered by a very low tide, instead of just staying put, partially buried, in what I would consider to be a ""sensible"" fashion! I don't know why, but they seem to dig out and position themselves as if they actually want to have the air or the light touch their bodies? Do they need the oxygen on their gill? If not, then what the heck is going on? Very mysterious behaviour! I wrote a paper about it a few years ago: Hewitt Susan J. 2013a, Some observations on the behavior of Strombus alatus (Gastropoda, Strombidae) on Sanibel Island, Lee County, Florida, The Festivus XLV (1) 6–8"