Ecospheres Bladder snail skimming/filter-feeding on biofilm. This is at the very water surface and you can see the water flow going in. Not many folks know or have seen this skimming behavior. Such a great clean up crew. June 4, 2025
Ecospheres A few of the older snails had babies. Should I put some of these snails into another ecosphere? June 3, 2025
Ecospheres Hope this is okay to post. Here is a big predatory nematode that came out the soil and was climbing plants. I have seen them hunting springtails in the soil and drainage layer, seems they’re expanding their range as the springtail populations lowered. June 3, 2025
Ecospheres Baby ramshorn snails look like their shell is cut off. Fooled me quite a bit first time I saw it. June 2, 2025
Ecospheres Usually, hydra has ostracods for lunch and dinner, but these giants aren’t even phased by her stingers. June 1, 2025
Ecospheres This time the water boatman hung around a bit longer. I’m not getting over those sci-fi eyes lol June 1, 2025
