Whoever invented that eat or get eaten part of nature must have been an evil sadist.
Probably nothing much alive in here except maybe microscopic lifeforms. But I always wanted to make one of these beach jars and have a strong light shine upon it. Though I hope I can find a round jar with no distortions or decor on it so I can move these over. Also, I'm missing a tritia snail shell. Haven't seen any of those lately. I think the diogenes crabs took them all so none washed up on the beach.
I kind of want to go to the beach one more time this September, but I doubt the winds will slow down. It's what disappointed me during the latest visit. I wanted to swim, not fight the waves. Also, I visited an allergist to find a solution for my hives reaction to the sun and cold wind/AC of the bus, going to try better antihistamines and mineral sunscreen next time.
He was just a few weeks away from achieving 1 year in captivity.
Also, I found out that one of the barnacles from the newer ones has died 2 days ago. It was the one on the shell in the middle that has that big barnacle waving. He wasn't too active, always had trouble with his legs, and the narrow area he was attached to on the snail shell caused his shell to deform. He died pretty stealthily, as I saw no worms or excess cyano on him, just the beak parts falling out of the shell after I cleaned it.
There are 6 barnacles in there now. The one on the left shell, the big one on the middle snail shell, and the 4 ones on the right snail shell (biggest one rarely comes out, so I didn't catch him in this vid).
Now I know why we haven’t seen mosquito larvae!
I’ll print a bunch and tie them together for shade with plants on them.