Pacific Sideband Snail Hunt 2019/20 (Rare Color Morph Found)
Apr 16, 2020 22:51:45 GMT
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Post by astana on Apr 16, 2020 22:51:45 GMT
Long time no see, everyone! A while back, my Canadian friend Kari and I went hunting for snails and slugs in B.C.. We won’t disclose the specific location, since we don’t want any overhunting to take place.
In any case, this riparian zone is absolutely overrun with Monadenia fidelis, Ariolimax, and a few other species you’ll be seeing soon.
(No worries, we were NOT taking from a protected zone.)
It didn't take long before we found Monadenia fidelis in various stages of development-
and banana slugs-
and even a very rare yellow color morph of Monadenia fidelis.
We took these back to Kari 's place, where each snail was measured and photographed, documenting the details.
The average diameter of adult Monas collected from this area chalked up to an incredible 32.8 centimeters, with the average number of whorls being 7.24. A sizable, healthy population!
Other species we found include these two live furry snails, perhaps of different species? We debated over the possible species but haven't come to a consensus yet.
There were quite a few empty robust lancetooth shells, but we found a living specimen as well. To the untrained eye, the robust lancetooth could be easily mistaken for a yellow Monadenia morph. But their shells are much flatter,
and the whorls expand more rapidly.
After they had been settled in their tank for a while, Kari sent me a few updates. The Monadenia fidelis, banana slugs, and other species were all doing well.
In fact, the Monadenia were doing so well that they decided to have hundreds of babies.
Kari has since released most of the babies she gets once they've grown large enough to survive in the wild, back into the woods where the Monadenia fidelis were originally collected. However, she has begun keeping
some of the babies she's had so that she can sell them. I don't have much information on that operation so please contact Kari for details.
Anyways, we hope you enjoyed this collaborative post. As a goodbye, here's a picture from my own Monadenia from Washington:
(I didn't close the lid on his face. He did this to himself.)
In any case, this riparian zone is absolutely overrun with Monadenia fidelis, Ariolimax, and a few other species you’ll be seeing soon.
(No worries, we were NOT taking from a protected zone.)
It didn't take long before we found Monadenia fidelis in various stages of development-
and banana slugs-
and even a very rare yellow color morph of Monadenia fidelis.
We took these back to Kari 's place, where each snail was measured and photographed, documenting the details.
The average diameter of adult Monas collected from this area chalked up to an incredible 32.8 centimeters, with the average number of whorls being 7.24. A sizable, healthy population!
Other species we found include these two live furry snails, perhaps of different species? We debated over the possible species but haven't come to a consensus yet.
There were quite a few empty robust lancetooth shells, but we found a living specimen as well. To the untrained eye, the robust lancetooth could be easily mistaken for a yellow Monadenia morph. But their shells are much flatter,
and the whorls expand more rapidly.
After they had been settled in their tank for a while, Kari sent me a few updates. The Monadenia fidelis, banana slugs, and other species were all doing well.
In fact, the Monadenia were doing so well that they decided to have hundreds of babies.
Kari has since released most of the babies she gets once they've grown large enough to survive in the wild, back into the woods where the Monadenia fidelis were originally collected. However, she has begun keeping
some of the babies she's had so that she can sell them. I don't have much information on that operation so please contact Kari for details.
Anyways, we hope you enjoyed this collaborative post. As a goodbye, here's a picture from my own Monadenia from Washington:
(I didn't close the lid on his face. He did this to himself.)
