#physidae

[physella-acuta]

maybe everything’s gonna be okay

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

For snails, traveling long distances can be a bit of a challenge due to their size and extremely slow speed. Fortunatelly, snails in the genus Physa have found a workaround! In early February, about 20-30 snails will attach themselves to the wings of an upland sandpiper and hitch a ride south with the bird's migration.

(Images: The freshwater snail Physa acuta and its temporary host the upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) by David Liebman and Nick Varvel respectively)

[guppys-n-platys]

Snail friends. 🥰

March '22

[tropicalnanoaquaria]

Sold my first live aquaria, Pond Snails. They get about .5 of an inch long and they are good for eating algae. These were introduced into my tank from a couple eggs that I assume were attached to plants I had bought, now they have multiplied to hundreds. Anyways now the trick is a successful shipment. I also have 2 other species of snails that I have not overpopulated yet.