Nature is Metal

[taiwan_girl]

Kind of disgusting but at the same time, a bit interesting.

A japanese leech eating a worm

Link to video

[jon-nyc]

I wonder how long that worm stayed alive after being consumed whole.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:

I wonder how long that worm stayed alive after being consumed whole.

After that decapitated snake head that bit its own tail, I'm wondering whether there is a bright line between alive and dead for lower creatures like worms or magats.

[jon-nyc]

There was in the case of Ashley Babbit.

[taiwan_girl]

@jon-nyc I liked how it kind of bobbed its head to find it. I guess it was using "smell" or the equivalent because I dont think it has eyes.

[jon-nyc]

Yeah. It’s remarkable that he caught it.

Also that worm was faster than I expected. It looks pretty much like the earthworms I would dig up as a kid to catch fish in the local pond.

[jon-nyc]

Note to self: don’t get within 3 feet of a snapping turtle

[George K]

We had the occasional snapping turtle at the Cheddarshack. They're scary fast.

[Copper]

They live in the golf course ponds here. They will come out and walk around sometimes, just to let you know they are here.

When they are active, I stay away from the ponds.

[jon-nyc]

Love the title.

[taiwan_girl]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DFa9zL0SWVF/

Aquarium in CHina.

(PS You should be able to watch even if you dont have IG. I dont have it, and I was able to see)

[mark]

[Mik]

Wow. Not a class M planet.

[Mik]

https://mossandfog.com/unbelievable-photos-show-snake-fighting-against-blue-heron/?utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c06e5d78644b3aab4472

[taiwan_girl]

@Mik said in Nature is Metal:

https://mossandfog.com/unbelievable-photos-show-snake-fighting-against-blue-heron/?utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c06e5d78644b3aab4472

...after a prolonged 20 minute struggle, the snake finally relents,

LOL

[blondie]

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[taiwan_girl]

@blondie 555

[Horace]

Our duck nest is now empty. I think the mother destroyed the eggs before leaving it. I saw small pieces of shell but no larger pieces, and certainly no babies. I guess the eggs were not fertilized. She waited as long as she knew she needed to. They would have hatched by now.

[taiwan_girl]

@Horace Interesting that they instinct know whether the eggs will be good or not.

[Horace]

@taiwan_girl said in Nature is Metal:

@Horace Interesting that they instinct know whether the eggs will be good or not.

She didn't know, beyond waiting enough time for them to hatch, which is a month. But she sat on them for a month. She only knew after they didn't hatch.