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Staying Hydrated

The tiny snail understands the importance of drinking lots of water to stay hydrated in the very hot weather.

 

For Macro Mondays theme 'Drips, Drops and Splashes'.

 

I purchased a small anthurium houseplant a few weeks ago. The 'flower' is actually a specialised leaf known as a spathe and the central yellow spike is the spadix that holds the tiny true flowers arranged in a spiral. The spadix on this plant was just under 3cm tall.

 

There was no problem in getting a water drop to balance on the tip of the spadix - what took more trouble was getting the snail to do something amusing before it knocked the water drop off (and I had to start over!).

 

No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.

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Uploaded on July 24, 2022
Taken on July 20, 2022