Boring Gastropods.

Well, Goose went off to work today and I spent the afternoon chest deep in articles about boring gastropods.

Not boring, as in you know...boring...but boring as in gastropods that bore holes in other gastropods.

Now I know, you're shaking your head already at the strange things I do with my time, but it is FASCINATING.

Here's the short version. Some fossils show evidence of predation. I personally, find a lot of Composita subilita that have been chewed on by fish. Anyway, some brachiopod/gastropod fossils have nice, clean, round little bore holes in them and I wanted to know what was making the bore holes. Turns out it's probably a Buccinidae (true whelk) of some sort. I have my suspicions as to the likely culprit, but I'll keep my mouth closed for now.

And yes, I am pleased with myself.
Very pleased.

And while I'm in a pleased-with-myself kind of mood, here are some other fossil related things I'm also pleased with myself over...

I'm getting terribly crafty in my old age! :) Then again, maybe that has more to do with the piles and piles of time I seem to be stewing in then the rate at which time is passing.

One week and two days left until the semester starts. How many more hobbies do you think I'll pick up between now and then?

Love you dearly. Hope the day was lovely.