Don't Worry, I Can Handle It!
Brian is back! For Macro Mondays theme 'Handle'.
The image shows a very small Chinese clay-pot. There is a handle on the pot as well as on the lid, but I could not get both into the same shot within the size rule. I have several of these clay-pots of various sizes that I picked up in Malaysia many years ago. This is the smallest, possibly it was meant for frying spices. Sadly, I can no longer use them as they don't work on an induction hob!
As a student of snail behaviour, I was thinking that the little snail would show its inquisitive nature and do the usual thing of peering under the lid while sitting on top, and set the shot up accordingly. However, I was very surprised to see it suddenly elongate its body to such an extreme, reaching down towards the pot handle. Amazing that all that body can fit into that little shell!
Brian wasn't hard to find again, having released him back to the garden several weeks ago. There he was (along with several friends) having a good go at my hostas.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
Don't Worry, I Can Handle It!
Brian is back! For Macro Mondays theme 'Handle'.
The image shows a very small Chinese clay-pot. There is a handle on the pot as well as on the lid, but I could not get both into the same shot within the size rule. I have several of these clay-pots of various sizes that I picked up in Malaysia many years ago. This is the smallest, possibly it was meant for frying spices. Sadly, I can no longer use them as they don't work on an induction hob!
As a student of snail behaviour, I was thinking that the little snail would show its inquisitive nature and do the usual thing of peering under the lid while sitting on top, and set the shot up accordingly. However, I was very surprised to see it suddenly elongate its body to such an extreme, reaching down towards the pot handle. Amazing that all that body can fit into that little shell!
Brian wasn't hard to find again, having released him back to the garden several weeks ago. There he was (along with several friends) having a good go at my hostas.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.