The Slowest of Predators?
Paul Iddon
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Well, hardly a predator really...
But certainly about the slowest hunter in my garden. They hunt down my plants relentlessly. Funny though, they get everywhere. Not just on the floor, but I have them coming down the brickwork on the garden shed (out-house, whatever we call it) and on the window of the back door once or twice (remember that one?) and hell fire, even found their tell tale signs indoors on odd occasions.
This one had somehow found its way onto the garden bench (which is against the wall of the shed/out-house) and had a broken bit of shell too, so I wondered if it had maybe been on the brickwork and fell down, landed on the bench and carried on from there.
As far as I know, the shells don't have nerve endings so I figure a broken shell wouldn't hurt them anyway.
Still, I digress a little. Back to the title, "The Slowest Predator?" so called cos it seemed to be rearing up as if to strike down on prey...
Exif:
Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 450D
Image Date: 2009:07:14 22:59:40
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 105.0mm
CCD Width: 4.18mm
Exposure Time: 0.013 s (1/80)
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO equiv: 100
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Paul.
But certainly about the slowest hunter in my garden. They hunt down my plants relentlessly. Funny though, they get everywhere. Not just on the floor, but I have them coming down the brickwork on the garden shed (out-house, whatever we call it) and on the window of the back door once or twice (remember that one?) and hell fire, even found their tell tale signs indoors on odd occasions.
This one had somehow found its way onto the garden bench (which is against the wall of the shed/out-house) and had a broken bit of shell too, so I wondered if it had maybe been on the brickwork and fell down, landed on the bench and carried on from there.
As far as I know, the shells don't have nerve endings so I figure a broken shell wouldn't hurt them anyway.
Still, I digress a little. Back to the title, "The Slowest Predator?" so called cos it seemed to be rearing up as if to strike down on prey...
Exif:
Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 450D
Image Date: 2009:07:14 22:59:40
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 105.0mm
CCD Width: 4.18mm
Exposure Time: 0.013 s (1/80)
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO equiv: 100
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Paul.
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They may be slow but judging from my garden they are very successfull !
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