Linford the Pond Snail

Pond snails can travel quite quickly through the water on solid surfaces such as plants or the glass of an aquarium as you will clearly see in the film footage. They have also been observed ascending and descending in the actual water column. They have excellent control of their buoyancy and are graceful in both the ascent and descent. They graze on pond weed but have been seen to scavenge on dead fish. They lay their eggs in batches in a jelly like substance which adheres to any material below the water surface. Snail numbers can rapidly increase throughout the summer months. Fish feed on the smaller snails which often form a major part in their diet.

We have calculated that this snail is travelling at 100mm/min or 6 mtrs/hr.