The Conch's Life Story

This film by FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (www.fau.edu/hboi) tells the life story of the Queen Conch (Lobatus gigas, formerly genus Strombus). It shows rarely seen footage of larval and juvenile life stages of this commercially important marine snail in The Bahamas and Western Atlantic region. An excellent educational resource!

[@natewatson6962]

i love the baby stages, you can see that their shell starts out from one teeny miniscule point and spirals out. so cool

[@christopherfattibene7296]

There are fascinating creatures

[@hyacinthpryce1526]

So true

[@michaelcorkill7958]

Leader of Venus energy what is it like on Venus *%¿°*Phoenix energy*

[@og1ie]

Thank you for this documentary. I live in Bermuda. It is protected here.

[@somniumrose2459]

I came here to learn a bout conch but the whole thing unfolded like a horror story. All I learned is that they are literally defenceless against humans :(

[@pvtbuddie]

If you just came here for the title, start at 3:14. The Conch's Life Story is only about one third of this video.

[@Schect3r]

ty

[@sanskar6876]

Ty

[@michaelwilliams6431]

Ty

[@amariliscatclaw142]

I didn't know they also produce pearls wow

[@ThouguohT]

All ocean snails produce pearls. It’s a byproduct if laying in the sand

[@elvamcphee6324]

This was a rather interesting video. I learned quite a lot about the queen conch's development. They're also a tasty delicacy in The Bahamas. Thank you!

[@4tree]

i love these old documentary videos

[@morganlowe3353]

the narration sounds like a video i watched in school. i feel like there is going to be a quiz after. kinda stresses and puts me to sleep.

[@okaminmbr9]

Yeah idk why they ever thought this strange style of speaking would be a plus

[@victorh.l.h.3138]

Great video, this was exactly what I was looking for.

[@timexkills65]

Yeah I’m wondering what they are to

[@BimbelyGimbly]

All hail the magic conch!

[@OMGitsTerasu]

ALL HAIL THE MAGIC CONCH!

[@memyselfandi7782]

I appreciate u so much from this comment.

[@yolandacleare6709]

Lo lo lo i love spongbob lol

[@ushap4648]

great informative video!

[@whywonder1801]

Amazing. This is entirely new to me

[@cutegirldb5282]

Thank u so much for the video ............ It's super 🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@mddell58]

Thank you for sharing this information with us. I've learned many things about conch now. 👍 😄

[@billrobbins5874]

Never had conch. Beautiful shells!

[@blackfeatherarchery]

Excellent video,

[@karyannfontaine8757]

These beautiful mollusks need to be protected.

[@shanechavarria9532]

Breathtaking

[@ed2win37]

They shouldn't be so delicious. I'm hooked on them.

[@242math]

Awesome.

[@honeywonka]

I just found a big conch stranded in the mexican caribbean and was curious about how theyre made, I didnt know they could be eaten, makes me sad that they say It could be eaten in mass production, the human is just unstoppable, when the world gonna end?

[@anotherbahamianguitarplayer]

There delicious they taste very good

[@tilligetbig]

when we eat everything... that's when we'll stop....

[@stephensjohn33]

that's what you call a way of life

[@leaf5524]

earth sure is overpopulated huh...

[@antiantifaterrier5761]

Are you a bimbo or what. The world should end because humans eat? Do you realize everything eats? And if your a vegan by any chance plants are alive to. And do you realize how many animals are killed to protect those crops so vegans can have their presence plants? Grow up lady

[@chelaromo8462]

l LOVE QUEEN CONCH!

[@tanguturigouri1287]

hai

[@cliffhregis]

Why aren't there more farms?

[@dionedwards7603]

Great

[@justmeonthebeach]

Very interesting..

[@garretcaudle6855]

Wow.

[@kingcoreyair]

I was just in the Bahamas last Friday and I ate so much conch.

[@infamoushiphop7943]

What a beautiful animal:)

[@babuantonyk6713]

Can I commercialy cultivate it, I got more information from you

[@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt]

I live in the Missouri Ozarks and found a freshwater conch shell off the 11-point river in a dry bed I'm interested in raising these but I cannot find any information that they still exist or where to find more of them? I would like to raise mud crabs crawdads and catfish with wild rice. Any information will be appreciated.

[@Aaaaaaaa-ix4rp]

I like this song

[@punishedpokemonfanboy1032]

I liked it

[@viquoczhuge1645]

COOL

[@jamio7895]

Watch this in cc it's hilarious

[@thairinkhudr4259]

I think it's improved over the years :)

[@FesteringSoup]

5:52 spongebob cloud lol

[@naaffax6700]

how do they grow their shell? is it like how our nails grow? or is it different coz they just form from the tip of their shell which is the opening place where they protrude from?

[@wolfgirlinfinity9412]

NaaffaX they're snails, so I think it's like how they are

[@sunitamishra9346]

its like an exoskeleton

[@briancooley8777]

Sunita Mishra kinda

[@buddybonbutt7510]

I know it's 5 years old but they take calcium from the water column and it grows. It's like how your skeleton grows. It needs calcium

[@alisar6378]

They're so cute

[@anotherbahamianguitarplayer]

There very delicious we eat them

[@mr.golden8553]

Alisa Rain tf

[@susanneduffy8157]

@@anotherbahamianguitarplayer what do yo do with shell?

[@anotherbahamianguitarplayer]

@@susanneduffy8157 i dont know

[@richardm9934]

So cute

[@willausterman3104]

Adult queen conchs still have other predators. They are a favorite for Florida horse conchs!

[@PassportGang]

and hammerheads

[@NickRyanBayon]

i wanna try some

[@dankidaddy2814]

I don't want the meat I want the shell

[@LaLaLaReina]

Joshua Marsh the pearl is found in the meat so I want the meat

[@poojithaiss9467]

Joshua Marsh yumm

[@angie_ru300]

Danki Daddy i just want a conch ;-;

[@nauikunart]

This is my 3 am thoughts.

[@lianthang8620]

Btw isn't coach's been eaten oh oh and also if you watch Funnel Vision Bahamas 2018 they actually found a conch before so yeah that's all I know

[@chrunkly]

i love snails

[@frogmancometh1430]

sad

[@evangelinafreisheim9914]

"Konk"

[@memyselfandi7782]

Any other Bahamians here?

[@stephenpaul1371]

Amazing how God design his creations .awesome God he is

[@emilysfabulousshow9530]

people only eat them but what do they eat

[@lianthang8620]

Wow u must be a expert at coach's hmmmmmm........................ how nice?

[@bitbit2k550]

Every single video on KZbin about conches pronounce it like conk

[@Abonanno24601]

Dithonias OFFICIAL both are acceptable but I pronounce it with the"h."

[@sheroanime6769]

+Abonanno24601 she pronounces it wrong

[@datheck2222]

Cock

[@susanneduffy8157]

elsewhere it is pronounced as in "ch" as in arch - arch is not said "ark".

[@nobodyknows3340]

its "cunk"

[@briancooley8777]

Had no idea it was pronounced that way

[@thairinkhudr4259]

Yeah, thought it was Con-CH

[@dThineni]

If I've learned anything from this video, it's I'M PICKLE RIIIIIIIIIIIICH

[@FromTheBiggining]

poor animal

[@anonymousmonkey9491]

more like their history :P

[@mrdisastersloth5126]

If the conch becomes extinct how to see

[@lauanagirard5114]

Yum

[@Aaaaaaaa-ix4rp]

8:24

[@sheroanime6769]

Yall pronounce it wrong gosh man

[@casof97]

1:43 Dont sugar coat history 🤭

[@michaelcorkill7958]

Gangster bread rolls they sure are good moovit Kingsford* the amoebas*

[@suteners2111]

looks like snail so ill call it snail

[@ericvandenavond8748]

It is a snail.

[@carolann77]

P

[@spookyskeleton6086]

all I hear - bla bla bla conk bla bla conk conk bla bla bla bla conk bla C O N K

[@sheroanime6769]

they pronounce it wrong

[@megastoejoe]

horry sheet a video from the 80's