noaasanctuaries:Flamingo tongue snails at Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary are fashion icons.
noaasanctuaries:Flamingo tongue snails at Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary are fashion icons. They wore leopard print before it was trendy! The patterns themselves aren’t actually on the snail’s shell. Instead, the snail covers its white shell with a live tissue, which bears its distinctive color and markings. (Photo: Paige Gill/NOAA) -- source link