I was looking for a thread with different photos of wildlife but haven't found anything, so I hope this subforum is the one to post.
As I am lacking a bit of energy right now (hopefully a normal cold...) I was sitting on the little bench by our tiny pond an hour ago.
I noticed a water snail had crawled out of the water to a stone. When inspecting it more closely, I noticed one of its antennas was bigger and throbbing. I got excited and took my camera.
I had read about a parasite that breeds inside the snail and then makes the antenna throb to lure predators - to close the parasitic cycle.
When reading a bit it turned out that indeed it was a case of Leucochloridium paradoxum.
I put it on a light stone to make a better picture and then put it back. It is doomed anyway.
See, you don't have to roam far to make interesting discoveries!
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snail as I found it
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on a stone
I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. (E.E.Hale)
If you settle for what they are giving you, you deserve what you get. Fight for this tiny ad!
try homesteading without the stress and anxieties of buying a homestead
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