tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post2899715642505227864..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: The Benefits of being HermaphroditeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-74388502690010446382012-04-12T06:55:11.608+00:002012-04-12T06:55:11.608+00:00We don't have termites lotusleaf but there are...We don't have termites lotusleaf but there are plenty of other similar invertebrates that will damage him, I suppose..... and I imagine that fungi will move in quite quickly, in our cool, wet climate..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-58119428408308220782012-04-12T06:53:36.454+00:002012-04-12T06:53:36.454+00:00Hi Lotusleaf, we used to have a full-grown African...Hi Lotusleaf, we used to have a full-grown African land snail (called Maximillian)in the Biology Department at Durham University. They are impressive, aren't they?......... but a nightmare for gardeners!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-25883189631176022572012-04-12T06:51:59.171+00:002012-04-12T06:51:59.171+00:00Thanks Africa .... I hadn't thought through th...Thanks Africa .... I hadn't thought through the connection with the transparent eggs of slugs ....I really like the way you can see some of the internal organs of baby snails through their translucent shells...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-78150805733740867622012-04-12T01:13:30.209+00:002012-04-12T01:13:30.209+00:00Hi Phil! Regarding your earlier post, isn't th...Hi Phil! Regarding your earlier post, isn't the Willow Giant bothered by termites? He is so beautiful that it would be a pity if he gets damaged.lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-52597050699884849142012-04-12T01:08:23.049+00:002012-04-12T01:08:23.049+00:00Great post, as always! Our snails are hiding somew...Great post, as always! Our snails are hiding somewhere due to the heat. They will surface at the beginning of the monsoons. I hope this year there will be no Giant African snails!lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-60741118788070823342012-04-11T21:17:52.393+00:002012-04-11T21:17:52.393+00:00Great post, and thank you for the links to your ot...Great post, and thank you for the links to your other posts, they are wonderful. I guess that explains why slugs eggs are transparent. The baby snails are so cute!Africa Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.com