Re: NANFA-- March of the snails .

IndyEsox_at_aol.com
Mon, 25 Feb 2002 19:58:59 EST

In a message dated 2/25/02 3:23:23 PM US Central Standard Time,
zzzzzzbill_at_yahoo.com writes:

<< As I moved upstream looking for any
minnows I noticed a black band about 3 inches thick
and maybe 15 feet long . This is a very rocky bottomed
creek . On one side of the black band the creek bottom
had a very light color and on the other side dark .
The light side was speckled with black . The light
color came out from the bank . Tens of thousands of
snails had lined up and were on the march from the
bank headed across the creek . >>

Fascinating! I've never heard of that.

One female at the head of the line? :)

Chuck Church
Indianapolis, Indiana USA

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