This necklace is made from the molding and casting of a real found barnacle fossil in recycled silver
I solder on jump rings and it is then strung on a 16”
Finally they are cleaned up and hand-polished with care
they appear to be in the mollusk family but are more similar to crabs and shrimp and are actually considered a crustacean
The original empty mollusk shell was collected on a beach in Cape May
Mantis Shrimp Tail Necklace - Cast Silver Shield Pendant stud earrings This necklace is made fromsquilla empusa Mantis Shrimp The mantis shrimp is an interesting specimen, the Atlantic species has emerald green eyes, with more photoreceptors than humans. They are very aggressive predators and will hunt fish, crabs, worms, and other mantis shrimp. Using its wicked fast claws to strike its prey 50 times faster than the blink of an eye. Even if they miss at first strike, since it is so fast, "cavitation bubbles" from the force of the blow, can stun,