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A Frog from Hell? Alien?
Make a guess if you dare,
Later today, you will be made aware...
8:30 EST UPDATE: THE PUZZLER ANSWER IS : The crushing plate of a black drum.
Black Drum are a common saltwater fish in the South. They are heavy eaters of clams, oysters, and other mollusks. The drum will cruise the bottom using it's sensitive chin barbels to locate a clam which is then taken in whole. In the back of the drum's throat, the clam shell is crushed by the pharyngael teeth. The clam body is swallowed while the shell fragments are expelled through the gill openings.
Go here for more info.
It looks like the calcified remains of an evil jumbo snail!
ReplyDeleteAh Heck, everybody knows that's a rare albino twin horned horney cephlopod... ;-)
ReplyDeleteI can make a hat, or I can make a broach, or......
ReplyDeletePuzzlerites,
ReplyDeleteKeep thinking...
A weird fortune cookie from the sea.
ReplyDeleteA troglodite gizzard?
ReplyDeleteOh man, you didn't catch my comedy reference.
ReplyDeleteOh man, you didn't catch my comedy reference.
ReplyDeletei'm going to go with what the fatman said!
ReplyDeleteMore clues...
ReplyDeletebone, not shell.
there was something in the sockets in the bottommost pic, but they are missing.
aquatic.
very fond of Mercenaria mercenaria.
Well, mercinaria mercinaria, as I found out is a kind of whelk used to make wampum (Dang, these internet searches are hard!). I don't know much but..uh, maybe a skate of some kind?
ReplyDeleteBut, then, ThunderDave's IS the best use of an Airplane reference... What's that Lassie? Timmy's stuck in the well?
ReplyDeleteIt's a clam, giving me the finger...twice!
ReplyDeletei think it is some kinda back bone tmart
ReplyDeleteOkay, y'all gave it a good shot. The answer is posted, but you still get a response from me. So here goes...
ReplyDeleteRurality,
A snail to match you alien deer.
Fatman,
Those cephalopods are so randy...
Thunder,
It's true...it went right past me.
Xariklea,
Welcome first time commenter! Not a mollusk, but it eats them.
Laura,
Come on gal, I bet you catch these on the VitaminSea.
Likes2mtnbike,
You get extra credit for doing research.
Hoss,
They do that just before you eat them at the raw bar.
Tmart,
Come on fish dude...you are the expert fisherman. Actually...you were the closest. Pretty good for an 8th grader!
I was close with the gizzard guess. Had I seen the mercinaria clue I would have got it for sure (maybe)(or maybe not).
ReplyDeleteThe're related to the opjyozd are'nt they?
Mac,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry! I skipped you when I responded...blame it on post work carelessness. Sorry bud.
No problemo. It's kind of an optical illusion. Can't really tell if they're convex or concave.
ReplyDeleteI would never have guessed! I'm going to try this out on my hub and see if he can guess. I'll have to hold my hand over the answer. lol
ReplyDeleteThing,
ReplyDeleteYou are right, the big ones are wormy, but the puppies are delicious. Love the blogger definition!
Laura,
It's probably a sure win for you...