My sympathies lie with the hermit crabs. Why not invest in a good digital
camera with macroscopic lens, collect photos, and learn to appreciate the
living animals?

Andrew K. Rindsberg
Geological Survey of Alabama

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Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 9:44 PM
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Subject: it's a vacation toss-up


Hi David
With Margarita there is a much less cross-over of species Florida as you
have noted.  Belize however has Mayan Ruins you can go visit it you want to
trek inland. Good land & Freshwater snails too!  Belize has officially
banned shelling since about 1987?  But usually turns the eye.  I don't think
they care in Margarita.  I'd go for the Margarita trip, and get distinctly
different materials.

..just don't let the park ranger catch you with hermit-crabbed shells at
dusk!

Have a great trip!
Signed, Cooped up in Houston,

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Folks,
I'm looking for a quick (5-day) cheap off-the-beaten path getaway to include
good shelling-- and it's come down to Margarita Island versus Belize.

>From the write-up on Margarita in Am Conchologist versus the write-up
>on
Belize on the Jacksonville site, it looks like Belize tends to have more
typical Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico species that I'm likely to already
have. There are more unusual species to the main part of Caribbean on
Margarita, no?

Anybody have a sense of the micro fauna comparison?
David Kirsh
Durham, NC

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