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Seashells Glow Under UV Light | Testing My Shells with an Ultraviolet Torch

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Thank you for two amazing years of collecting sea shells!! Today, I found out what my collection looked like under UV (Ultraviolet) light, and I was not disappointed!! WOW!! Only a few species of snails will construct their shell in a way that perfectly combines minerals and/or organic compounds to create fluorescence under black light. I was lucky enough to have gathered (unknowingly) a handful of brilliant examples to show you all today. Thanks for watching something a bit different!
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@SandCoffeeRocks Месяц назад

Florida Beach Walks video about glowing shells from Florida: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GT7wQIUdlzQ.htmlsi=oqSEFxUEBm76h2Dr -Go check her out, she’s an amazing sheller and lovely lady!

@sunnybelisle4007 2 месяца назад

AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL! THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR GLOWING DISCOVERY, MADDIE. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Sunny Belisle 👋🏻🏖️ I'm so glad that you enjoyed seeing the glowing shells 😀 It was something a bit different, but something that I also wanted to share 😁 Thank you so, so much for watching 🥰

@anitawilhite 2 месяца назад

Wow Maddie! I love waking up on a Saturday morning and making me a cup of coffee. I get my coffee and set down and watch your video. Love the UV light show. I knew the bubble shells glow but not the others. Congratulations on your 250 episode milestone. Keep up the good work and please stay safe. Love ya girl! Keep shelling and sharing!

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Anita 👋🏻🏖️ Awwww that's wonderful, thank you for letting me be your coffee buddy!! I consider coffee time to be the most precious time 😀! Ohhh yes, I also knew about the brown bubble shells and the Map Cowrie (though seeing it glow SO bright was a bit shocking) but everything else was a total surprise 😁 Thank you so much, I still can't believe how many shelling episodes I've been able to publish in the last two years. Thank you so, so much for watching so many of them 🥰

@guadalupeknippen528 2 месяца назад

This was fun, I didn't know that some shells glow. Thanks Maddie, have a good day. 🐕🇺🇸

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Guadalupe 👋🏻💖 I didn't know until a few friends told me about the Map Cowrie, Brown Bubbles, and a few shells that I don't own from a more southern state of Australia. It's really cool, right?!! I'm glad that I could show you something new today 😁 Thanks for watching 🥰 and I hope you're having a good day!

@donnasnyder6890 2 месяца назад

Happy Anniversary Maddie. You never disappoint! The shells are beautiful paper bubbles so exciting! Happy Shelling 😊 ❤

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Donna 👋🏻💖 Thank you, I still can't believe it's been two years already 😲 what a journey it's been! This was my first time using the UV light on the shells, so I was quite excited to see them like this 😍 the bubble shells stood out so much!! Thanks for watching the little at-home adventure today 🥰

@oceanluvngal 2 месяца назад

Happy 2 years shelling anniversary, Maddie!! 🐚🎉 (The world needs more shell emojis!). This was a very cool video. I use a uv flashlight to enjoy the hidden glow of some of my sea glass pieces. They mainly glow green, though a few glow orange, yellow, or pink. You've inspired me to test my shell collection now, too. ✨️

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Oceanluvn Gal 👋🏻🌊💖 Thank you so much: it's crazy to think it's been two years already?!! Any yes, I NEED some more shell emojis 🐚! Oh wow, so your sea glass glows too?? I suppose it must look quite nice with the light reflecting through it? Yes, try it out on your shells too; but be aware that very few species seem to glow like this, but bubble shells are a pretty safe bet. Have fun, and thank you so, so much for watching something a bit different this time 🥰

@sherriemetcalf7120 2 месяца назад

Wow! I didn’t know some shells would fluoresce, sooo cool! Happy second anniversary and thanks for another great video Maddie! 😃

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Sherry 👋🏻🏖️ It's crazy; how do these snails know how to do this?? But only some specific species? It really blows my mind, its really cool! 😁 I'm glad that you enjoyed watching it, and thank you so much for the congratulations 🥰

@JanHastings-ns7ze 2 месяца назад

OMG! That was amazing. Congratulations on your second anniversary 🎉.

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Jan 👋🏻💖 I'm glad you enjoyed the video!! It was a nice way to mark the occasion with something a little different 😁 I still can't believe it's been two years already! Thank you for watching, and for your support too 🥰

@pamdudley6153 2 месяца назад

What an interesting video Maddie!!! My goodness your collection is beyond amazing! Loved seeing all the glowing shells! We do that with rocks to see if they glow, but never thought about trying it with shells! Great video, thank you! 🥰🥰🥰

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Pam 👋🏻💖 It's too bad that Operculums and Carrier Shells don't glow 😅 But my goodness, that's right; you have those Yooperlite rocks somewhere in the USA that glow bright orange! What other rocks glow; I know you're a bit of a rock hounder sometimes? Thank you so much for watching a different kind of video this time 🥰

@CrimzonLizard 2 месяца назад

Congratz on 2 years oh shelling!!!

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Crimson 👋🏻❤️ THANK YOU!! It seems crazy; how did so much time pass? Thanks for being here for it 🥰🐚🏖️

@loriglanowski1700 2 месяца назад

Just Fabulous!!

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Lori 👋🏻🐚 Thank you for saying so 😁 This was my first time using the UV light; I wasn't disappointed 🤩 Thank you so much for watching 🥰

@erinhurt6341 2 месяца назад

That was really cool! I knew that corals glowed under UV but I never thought about shells. I'll have to shine some UV on my shells. Out of yours, I like the rams horns the best.

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Erin 👋🏻💖 I didn't know that corals glowed under UV light 😲 I mean, that white coral of mine glowed extra white; now that I think about it, a lot of my white shells didn't glow the same white as my coral and our teeth 😁 so it must be something about the composition of them? I hope you find some glowing shells in your collection, I think bubble shells will glow, but it seems like only a few other specific species will glow? You'll have to tell me which ones POP with brilliant light! Oh, those Ram's Horns were surprising, weren't they?!! Thank you so much for watching 🥰 and for being with me over the last two years!

@trudymcewen9801 2 месяца назад

Wow, awesome video Maddie. Really different side of seashells. I will try my black light on my shells too. Thanks for a unique experience. ❤ TRUDY

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Trudy 👋🏻💖 I reckon you'd probably have a lot that glow 🌟 have you even used your UV light on them before? Thanks for watching something different with this at-home shell adventure 🥰

@craftsandcards 2 месяца назад

Wow Maddie...this was so interesting and amazing to see. I always enjoy your videos with your enthusiasm and love of shelling. There's not much to find here on the shores of Lake Huron where I live so it's fun to follow you along on your adventures...hugs from Ontario, Canada...........Wanda

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Wanda 👋🏻💖 I'm so glad that you enjoyed seeing the shells under black light. In retrospect, perhaps I shouldn't have shared my first ever reaction to seeing the shells, and perhaps shared a more calm and informative experience...oh well 🤣 I though this suited me?? Awww I'm sorry that there isn't much to find on Lake Huron; I bet is absolutely beautiful there, so that's maybe just as good as finding shells at the beach 😉 The weather must be getting pretty good over there, I hope it's warming up in a good way! Thank you for joining me on the adventures over here, whether they be at home with the shell cabinet, or at the beach like usual 💖🥰

@mikhail-tikhonov 2 месяца назад

Wow, this is definitely a very cool episode, Maddie👍! This is a very interesting topic for me, now I’ll sit down and take a look. I remember, it seems, the famous German conchologist Felix Lorenz did similar experiments with the glow of shells in ultraviolet light. This is how a new species Leporicypraea rosea ultraviola Lorenz & Bridges, 2014 was born. Lorenz also identified spots of intravital coloration on fossil Barycypraea. Cool release, Maddie!

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Mikhail👋🏻🏖️ Thank you for taking a look at which of my shells fluoresced!! I knew the brown bubbles and the mappa would light up, but I was very surprised to see the others too 😀 OH!! Wait, so THAT is why Leporicypraea rosea ultraviola is one that I sometimes see on eBay? I was wondering about its subspecies name... I should have understood the name more quickly, oops!! Barycypraea also lights up; huh, I don't have one of those. Do the modern Barycypraea light up, or just old fossilised ones? 😁 I was thinking to find one (a modern one) at the next shell show, but it might be too expensive. We shall see. Anyhoo! Thank you so much for watching this unusual video today 🥰

@mikhail-tikhonov Месяц назад

@@SandCoffeeRocks G'day Maddie 😊👋 Yes, Maddie, this is a great, very interesting episode! About Leporicypraea rosea ultraviola - as far as I understand, it is the only one that should glow in ultraviolet, although I may be wrong. For example, not a single shell from the genus Leporicypraea, including Leporicypraea rosea, glows, although maybe my flashlight is simply defective😂 About Barycypraea - we are talking about fossils; if you shine ultraviolet light on them, lifetime color will appear in the form of spots on the side of the shell, like in modern Barycypraea. If you were nearby and if there weren’t these problems with shipping at the moment, I would calmly give you Barycypraea teulerei, I have several of them and I would like you to have Barycypraea. But let's hope this will be canceled in the future..

@denisedill3552 2 месяца назад

Coolest thing ever! Now I've got to buy myself a uv light😂

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Denise 👋🏻❤️ It really is fantastic 😊 Just remember that not all shell species glow: only very few of my overall shells actually fluoresced. I think bubble shells are a safe bet with the UV light though 😉 Thank you so much for watching 🥰

@gisellebryan6457 2 месяца назад

Like how you put the names of the shells 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

Of course 😁 This way, you might be able to find them for yourself if you like them 😉 I'm glad if the shell names can help my viewers. Thanks again for watching this short little video 🥰

@nellyjune9828 2 месяца назад

Maddie.... Maddie.... I really love when the light hit display 😮😮😮😮😮 Seriously?? already 250 adventures?? 😮😮😮 Wht a great accomplishment 🎉 I always waiting for your video, And make your video as the 1st video i use to identify all of my shells❤ Thank you for such a big number of adventures🎉🎉🎉

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Nelly👋🏻🏖️ The UV light was really nice, right??!! It was my first time doing this, and while I did know about how the Map Cowrie and Brown Bubbles glow, it was honestly very shocking to see the other ones light up as well 😀! Oh yes, this is actually episode 258 (not counting Shorts) and not all are shelling adventures at the beach, but most of them are... so many of them 😁! Thank you for watching so many of my videos, Nelly!! I don't know if my IDs are always correct, but I try to be as accurate as possible. Thank you so much for watching 🥰

@nellyjune9828 2 месяца назад

@@SandCoffeeRocks I really appreciate your efforts to put those IDs, its really helpfull 🥳🥳🥳

@yohanngarcia9411 2 месяца назад

Cool glow seashells maddie 😮😂🐚

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

Thank you, Yohann 🤩 I was really surprised; I knew a few of these would glow (the Map Cowrie and Brown Bubbles) but everything else was a big surprise!! Thanks so much for watching 🥰

@gisellebryan6457 2 месяца назад

So pretty shellable beauties

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Giselle 👋🏻🐚 Thank you, it's been my pleasure to collect these over the past two years 🤩 Thanks for watching 🥰

@maggiebrown9690 2 месяца назад

Such an awesome video!

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Maggie 👋🏻🏖️ Thank you so much 🤩 it means a lot that you came to watch something a bit different this time 🥰

@MSTUDIO_MISSA 2 месяца назад

So cool!

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day M Studio 👋🏻🐚 Thank you very much for checking out the shells under UV light 😲 I hope I showed you something new and interesting today 🤩 Thanks for watching the short at-home adventure 🥰

@jeffreywoitekaitis9470 2 месяца назад

You should try the uv lighting on some older white " fossil" shells they tend to show some beautiful colors.

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Jeff 👋🏻🏖️ I actually do have some fossil sea shells in my cabinet that got a good shining with the UV light 😲 I think it heavily depends on which fossil species you shine. I shined it over a fossil cowries, fossil cone, fossil Lettered Olive, fossil Sharkeye, clam, and an ammonite too, but none of them glowed 🤔 maybe they were too old, of just incapable. I'll have to check any new fossils I get in the future, though! Thanks for watching 🥰

@ekcraddock 2 месяца назад

Loved your intro Maddie 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️ Your teeth look amazing by the way. This was so fun to watch. Thanks for sharing xoxo

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

Hey Kat 👋🏻😺 I totally nailed that intro...right 😅?? Oh the teeth were surprisingly white; they matched that coral chunk perfectly! Does that mean my teeth and that coral are made of the same stuff?? Probably not, but anyway. Thank you for being the one to let me know about how bubble shells and map cowrie turn fluoresce like this...and I'm sorry about ruining the surprise of that Royal Bubble 😱 I hope you had a chance to check yours before I released this video. Thanks for being my shelling buddy 🥰 I hope you, Eug, and everyone around you are doing good in this super busy and difficult time ❤️

@arianguyen4935 Месяц назад

Very awesome! All of them look great and unique~! Edit: forgot to say happy anniversary! ❤

@SandCoffeeRocks Месяц назад

G'day Arian 👋🏻🐚 Thank you so much, this collection really brings me a lot of joy 🤩 it was a surprise to find out which ones glowed; I think it was both more and less than what I expected?? Thank you for watching, and thanks for the congratulations 🎉 I still can't believe how much the time flies 🥰

@charliekezza 2 месяца назад

I'm going to have to try this ❤❤❤

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Charlie 👋🏻🏖️ Oh yes, absolutely! A lot of shells don't fluoresce so keep that in mind, but if you have some bubble shells, then I think you'll be in luck! Thanks for watching 🥰

@FloridaBeachWalks 2 месяца назад

WOW. Ok that was just SO awesome! And I SO now have to do this too LOL This will be a great fun project/video for my teen daughter and I to do! Just amazing Maddie. Thx for this. I'm excited...going to order a black light on Amazon right after this post!

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Roxann 👋🏻🏖️ It sure was a lot of fun to check the shells with the UV light 🤩 I think that not many shells will actually glow, but if you have some bubble shells, then they should glow up pretty good! Awww, that will be a lot of fun with your teen daughter ❤️ PS if you want to get the same black light as mine, I can link it's Aliexpress listing page?? Thanks for watching 🥰

@FloridaBeachWalks 2 месяца назад

@@SandCoffeeRocks awww thx so much for the offer but I just ordered one on Amazon...hopefully I'll get some glowers! I have a small jar of bubbles! I've never heard of this before. I have heard of sharks teeth glowing!

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

@@FloridaBeachWalks I hope your sharks teeth glow! I didn’t seen my black ones from South Carolina glowing, but that doesn’t mean yours won’t! Have fun 🤩

@FloridaBeachWalks 2 месяца назад

@@SandCoffeeRocks We shall see!

@annew2126 2 месяца назад

Wow I never knew that some shells could glow! Sorry I haven’t been commenting as much in have been very busy in school 😅 Nice video!

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Anne 👋🏻🏖️ It's really crazy; I didn't know until last year that the brown bubbles and map cowrie glowed (a friend told me) but I had no idea about the others!! Ahh don't even worry about this Anne, you don't need to feel compelled to make a comment 😉 it's nice when you are here, but don't push yourself. Have a fun time at school 🏫 if such a thing is possible 🤣 Thanks for watching 🥰

@alisonh890 2 месяца назад

Hi Maddie, sorry my response is a little late. I loved seeing which shells were affected by the light. Some lovely results. Would the same shells react like that in the ocean too? Nature is amazing❤xxx

@SandCoffeeRocks Месяц назад

G'day Alison 👋🏻💖 Oh gosh, you're never late, I don't think anyone can ever be late with a comment 😉 My replies are always days behind, though!! As for your question, I'm not actually sure 🤔 some websites said that the live 🐌 shells/snail done fluoresce, but I don't believe that; personally, I think they would! I don't know if the snails themselves would fluoresce, but I think a well-maintained shell of one of these glowable species would definitely glow when it's alive! Not sure if you can get a UV torch underwater for these ones though; not many of these species are rock pool inhabitants (but some are, I suppose!) Yep, nature is just ridiculously amazing 🤩 there is always more to learn and discover. Thanks for watching 🥰

@yohanngarcia9411 2 месяца назад

My dream cowrie is map cowrie thats my Dream seashell

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Yohann 👋🏻🏖️ It's an absolutely beautiful shell, I hope you get one someday!! Thanks again for watching this special video 🥰💖❤️

@hilaryjensen2236 2 месяца назад

Meh on blacklight. Would rather have seen shelling video as I don’t often pull out blacklight to admire shells. 🤷🏻‍♀️individual preference, for sure. But 🎉🎉 on two years!!!

@SandCoffeeRocks 2 месяца назад

G'day Hilary 👋🏻🏖️ Fair enough, I can understand that, and it's nice and refreshing to hear when something isn't what people were hoping to see. I think this video is perhaps the most interesting for people who didn't know about this phenomenon? But rest assured, I'll be back to shelling again in the next episode 😉 hopefully I'll find some nice shells to show you. Aww thank you so much, it's been a lovely journey over these past two years, thanks for being a part of it 🥰