Practising for the snail swimming Olympics.
I had no idea that snails could swim, but this one proved that they can.
In the doggy water bowl of all places, and if the Robin that baths in the bowl saw this, he would have had a hearty breakfast, because we saw the snail in the morning. But no, he didn't as my wife removed the snail after I took some shots of it. She was a real spoilsport, as I was waiting for the snail to do a backstroke :)
We don't have a dog anymore, but the bowls serve a great purpose for the wild birds to drink and to bath in them. Oh, and also for snails to swim in them.
A little beetle was also crawling towards the pool and fell in. My wife, again, was the insect lifesaver. Lol. It was still alive and walked on her finger. She found a nice part of the garden with flowers and no ants for it to spend the morning.
This little anonymous moth (we can't id it, even though we searched through both of our insect books), sat in the sun on a step riser, and so I decided to take a closer look at it. The first thing that I saw was its tiny head, as at a quick glance I thought that it had a missing head.
But I was wrong, as it did indeed have a very small head.
Just look at this below. Can you see how small the head is?
Even the insects seem to relax on a Friday, happy that the week is almost done, and looking forward to the weekend. Nature's codeword seems to be "balance", and if its balance is disturbed by weather or by mankind, then all kinds of pests and illnesses result. Think here about all the plastic that we litter it breaks down into what the scientists call nodules and the animals, and the fish, have shown the researchers that those tiny plastic nodules can be found inside the wildlife. We have to remember that people eat some of the animals and fish, and so they will also digest the plastic nodules. Maybe some of us will also have those plastic nodules inside of us. Think about it.
Such is life.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
Until next time, cheers!
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Great snail Olympics pictures! I didn't know they could swim either, but apparently they can. The things you learn! Your wife did a nice lady bug rescue there, those sure are great at eating up the aphids in your garden. A well worth while rescue!
The moth is certainly interesting, very tiny head and with an even tinier brain. But apparently that's all it requires to have the instincts it requires to survive! Great pictures you manage to take!
As for microplastics they are becoming a big problem worldwide. All of us have microplastics in our bodies and cells, some down to the level of our DNA. It really is kind of scary... It's even been found inside aortic aneurysms and in the brain. Ironically it may not be nuclear weapons that take out the human species, it may be microplastics... And the problem is just getting worse day by day. Steps are being taken to avoid plastics exposure here in the US, but it's in the food supply making it hard to avoid no matter what!
It seems our worst enemy is of our own creation! lol
I hope you have a great weekend over there and that you have a chance to snap some great pictures with the second wife of yours!
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Yes, never too old to learn, and nature is a great teacher :)
I was really surprised at the size of the moth's head, and I wonder what it eats, as it must have a very small mouth. Maybe a nectar sucker with a rolled up tongue in its body.
I so wish that sanity will prevail, and that they will not only ban plastics, but return to paper packaging materials like in the old days. Imagine dying from a disease called plastic on the brain. Really scary with what's going on these days, and all in the name of comfort and profits.
Such is life!
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Wow...I never knew a snail can swim. Lovely shots too🤝