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Snail Piggyback Ride


Stella

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You know how snails will often go for rides on each other?

I thought this was a bit rude:

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He stayed there for ages!

This is a handy little snail identifyer guide: http://www.niwa.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf ... llusca.pdf

Based roughly on the quickguide, I think this is a Glyptophysa (native) riding a Pseudosuccinea (exotic).

A more detailed key, for the truly geeky, is here:

http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-B ... dy-d4.html

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