This Snail Goes Fishing With a Net Made of Slime | Deep Look
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2023
- Most of the sea snails in this tide pool cruise around searching for food. But not the scaled wormsnail. It cements its shell to a rock and snags its meals using the one thing a snail has plenty of: mucus!
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While most sea snails spend their time grazing on algae or searching for prey, the scaled wormsnail spends its entire adult life stuck in the same spot.
It cements its shell directly to a solid structure like rock. That means when it comes to getting food, the scaled wormsnail needs to get creative. So it uses the one thing a snail has plenty of: mucus.
“They essentially use the same kind of mucus that a garden snail would glide on, and use that to make a web to catch their food,” says Rüdiger Bieler, a biologist at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
Scaled wormsnails tend to live near shore where the waves churn up a stew of tasty morsels for this miniature fisher to catch.
“They're taking live plankton and bits of seaweed … along with whatever edible debris that's floating in the water,” says Bieler. “They don't seem to be very choosy.”
“It seems like a pretty lonely life. You can't get out and visit your neighbor and see new things. You're just sitting there and waiting for things to float by.”
--- What do scaled wormsnails eat?
Wormsnails use their mucus strands like a fishing net to collect food from seawater. The wormsnail will exude its net, which snags plankton as well as tiny bits of seaweed and detritus churned up by the waves. Then the wormsnail drags in and eats the net, along with all the tasty bits trapped within it.
--- Why are vermetid snails bad for aquariums?
Vermetid snails are a group of sea snails that belong to the family Vermetidae. Their name refers to the worm-like shape of their shells. Some species of vermetid snails can hitchhike their way into warm-water home aquariums, where they can damage coral by either attaching to it or by smothering and starving it with their mucus net.
--- How do you get rid of vermetid snails in an aquarium?
There are multiple techniques to get rid of unwanted vermetid snails in home aquariums. The simplest way is to dispose of the rocks or other solid items on which the snail has attached. Or the rocks can be soaked in a chemical solution to kill the snail and dissolve the shell.
Some aquarists get rid of vermetid snails by physically prying their shell tower from the rock or coral.
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Rüdiger Bieler studies mollusks, including wormsnails, at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
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As a lifelong couch potato, I think I just found my spirit animal.
real
Get on it level and find yourself a net 😏
Relatable content
So you hock a loogie into the kitchen, in the hopes that the force of its projection opens the refrigerator door and as you retract it back, you bring back a beer and nachos?!
DOPE!!!
😉😀😄😁😆😅😂🤣😭
Aww.🥔 & 🐌
Fascinating footage of a type of snail I've never heard of. I love their mucus fishing technique.
You and me both!
We are in a different universe i never heard of this thing!!! 😖
🐌💕🐌Hi Deep Peeps! We're getting a lot of questions about how these snails reproduce. We checked in with a snail researcher, and here is the answer:
"Being stuck to a rock can pose some challenges when it comes to reproducing. Scaled wormsnails have separate sexes. Males package sperm into elaborate spermatophores which look like inflated bags. They secrete the spermatophores into the water where they are caught in a female’s feeding net. When the female punctures the bag with her radula the sperm bursts out of the bag and makes its way into the female snail’s reproductive tract. That’s where they make contact with her eggs.
The female keeps the fertilized eggs in her shell with her until they are ready to make their way out into the ocean. The baby snails spend their youth as plankton traveling along with the water currents until they eventually settle on a hard surface and begin growing their distinctive shell. Once a scaled wormsnail picks a spot, it stays there for the rest of its life."
That is wild. Thank you for following up and sharing!! 🐌
Rad!
Wow! This is "being lazy" on another level 😂
It's look like slug reproduction
It hadn't even occurred to me to consider that they're stationary and would require a different reproduction strategy than land snails.
Thanks everyone who asked and to the 'Deep Look' peep who got the information for us!
This is one of my favorite channels, it's rare to see such high quality macroscopic documentary footage on youtube, especially of inverts. I appreciate all your hard work!
Wow, thank you!
Deep Look always have the feeling of "bubbly" and "bouncy" in the scripts! Its so fun to hear Laura narrates it while watching the high quality footage :D
Truly fascinating, deep look never cease to amaze. Can learn a lot from those small creatures. 😊😂
Thanks!
one of the proof of A creator Existence, Alhamdolillah for everything
@@aerokasyeal4840 No
@@liuyong-hk8ex so who created all these smart creature, can't you see?
@@aerokasyeal4840 not your god
A big thanks to the Deep look team for this upload and a special thanks to Laura for an amazing narration😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love this channel, it teaches me a lot 😊😊😊
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Happy to hear that!
Just need to grab myself a net for foraging food items from the fridge and i will be practically indistinguishable from this snail.
Sounds like you are perfectly adapted for our environment.
@@KQEDDeepLook Yes I am 😌
I can already hear ZeFrank explaining the mucus net in relatable terms.
"Imagine sitting in the movie theater and sneezing all over your popcorn.
Now, instead of wiping your nose, just slurp it all up, popcorn and all.
And maybe if you're lucky, you'll slurp up some of your neighbour's skittles too.
Now that's what I call sucking up to the neighbour's, not that they'll see it like that."
I swear this could easily be a thing he says if this was his video, I love that dude
Didn't have "mucus based hunting" on my what I learned in 2023 bingo sheet.
Not often I come across an animal I am unfamiliar with. . . Well played
Cheers!
I never knew those were snails. That's super interesting! I just thought they were worms. 😂 Thank you Deep Look! That's so cool! 💜🥰✌
They are!
I never knew snails liver in homes like that, you learn smth new from deep look every time they upload.😅
So cute! It's like the snail is shy. 🥰
This channel is definitely one of my all time faves. If they did long form content I'd gladly pay more money!
Mucus FTW!
3 days ago 😮
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How???
These close ups are great! Have these all over my saltwater tank.
I work with fish and I've cut my hands on their shells a few times. I have a new appreciation for them after this
I honestly believe that I have seen and read an unhealthy amount of animal trivia and information but this channel keeps teaching me mew stuff its super rare for me thank you
You are so kind, thanks.
Your content is so educational and fun! Every video gets better and better! The clarity and narration is spot on!
I never heard about this snail before. Awesome video!
This is one of my favorite educational channels! Thank you so much!
Happy to hear that!
Awesome~👍
Thank you for sharing this video~🤗
There is(are? idk if multiple species are involved) a similar species given the label of "vermetids" that's a problem pest for the saltwater reef hobbyist community. They live and feed in the same manner. They're a pest because depending on the tank conditions, they can absolutely explode in numbers. Their tube shells aren't pretty to look at. Another reason for their pest status is their mucus nets can annoy corals by touching them- corals are not fans of being touched, ha. If annoyed enough, they can start to decline in health by being constantly forced into closing up- they need to open up for photosynthesis and feeding.
How do you get rid of them? Is it even possible to without destroying the tank?
@TheGreegles predators, chemicals, or long term intensive manual removal
Now this makes me curious about how they reproduce, considering how sedentary they are :o
Once you upload it teaches my mind lots of stuff thank you its very fascinating but i hope you upload more frequently, but its probably long to edit so take your time! :)
The first chapter of my PhD was on this group of snails, glad to see they're getting recognition! Some species host parasites that can end up in turtles!
That was very interesting, I've not come across these snails before so thank you very much for covering them!
Wow this has become one of my favorite snail species. I have never heard of this creature and I absolutely love its mucus net. I am a sucker for unique and different creatures
I learn a lot watching this channel!!😍
Glad you enjoy it!
when everyone calls you a worm snail
but you watched enough spiderman
Beautiful! Thanks for taking us into the tide pool.
Thank you for the fantastic narration Laura, beautiful voice!
That’s incredible!!! It’s basically a convergent equivalent of a barnacle!!!
Snarnicle?
I love that joke!
Love the little flute everytime there's a little creature stuck, like the ones in 2:30 and 2:57
This channel is literally the best with high quality videos!!!
AMAZING!!! 🔥
Glad you enjoy it!
Love the effort you put in these vids ❤
Just beautifully fascinating!!! 💫
I'm assuming they regurgitate their waste? How are the shells made? How do they procreate?
Yay, glad to know you are doing better Laura.
The only creature that can challenge my dad in patients during fishing
I love your narrating!
Thanks for interesting facts about this amazing snails!!!😍❤🐌
Good capture ❤
Born a snail, but he wants to be a spider. haha
very wholesome to see a snail that uses it’s sticky mucus for a more unique approach! 😊
The beginning music scared the hell out of me =)))
The snail is so cute though.
“Mmmm…mucus net”, I love your videos folks❤️❤️
The quality of this video is stunning 😊
A sea snail 🐌 which happens to catch its prey in similar manner of land spider 🕷️. Fascinating!
These are also called vermitid snails in aquariums, they are quite the nuisance for coral tanks because of the mucus nets, and almost as virulent as aptasia
Love you Laura ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Keep up the great work !
Thank you so much!!
Wow so cool as always, had no idea these even existed! 🐌I wonder how they mate? 🤔
thank you for saying "Every snail for itself" instead of "every snail for itsshellf"
I appreciate that
Recall the search party, i found my spiritual animal.
Incredible footage.!!
I've got one of these in my reef tank. Scared me at first but I quickly realized that it was using this mucus to catch food. I'd come back an hour later and the net would be gone, only for it to reappear the next hour.
Such a great channel. Not sure why YT just decided to mention it.
First time I've ever seen what a pre-spider's net might have looked like, truly fascinating stuff
at 3.03 the way you say Mucus net hahaha makes me think you are hungry too lol
This snail literally is so comfortably lazy it throws out a net from it’s home to eat outdoor food
What do Deep Look and Nickelodeon have in common?
Both have this weird fascination with slime
3:02 Mmmm, mucus net🤤 got me😂
Laura made us laugh with that too.
This is the snail equivalent of finishing your spaghetti in the sauce.
This groovy gastropod is my spirit animal. I'm a homebody too 👍🏿
Imagine being born as this snail and having to deal with annoying neighbours for the rest of your life, gosh
Super cool one!
Glad you like it!
This methodology of feeding is ripe for inspiring a sci-fi horror monster
Fascinating as always 😍
Ps: I wonder how come this slime net isn't an exuberantly priced delicacy in high end restaurants yet
Awesome footage!
Thank you very much!
I love every episode!
Spider Snail, Spider Snail,
Does whatever a Spider Snail does
I have watched every video you post and love your content❤ You got to do a video on silver gold beetles
Great suggestion!
Amazing video as always. would love to see a video like this made for Arabia's small wildlifes.
Introvert snail that hobby is fishing sounds good for him
I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up
This is 100% my spirit animal
These snails make spiders look like jaguars
Me as introvert I see this as a absolute win unfortunately no internet
Question: how do these specific snails reproduce? Other snails can find each other but these snails are sedentary so how do they do it?
I would also like to know.
broadcast spawning maybe
@@nuip7936It turns out that the channel found out for us 2 months ago. Browse around on this page until you find it.
like flowers, or by slime
Wow! At the end of the video, that other snail was SO close. I understand they compete for the catch but can one relocate if necessary?
BTW, "Mmmm mucus net" LOL
Sublime!
A little late, but still made it! Interesting video, DL ❤️
Thanks! 😁
@@KQEDDeepLook Np 😉
This is so fascinating, they are like spiders of the sea! Just- more slimey.
The bane of reefers
That is genius. I wonder if they have any specialist predators?
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What a beautiful and rich eco system that is. The mystery of life continues.
Amazing that these slime nets survive the currents of tidal waters. It's a very rough environment +
I love this thing
As an introvert I feel for this little fella 😂
Cool video, and even better music.
Wow, really amazing creature.
This guy looked at a barnacle and went "i can do that"
The sticky trap is almost like a spider web
How easy our lives would be just to sit back, cast a net, and catch our food. Think I’ll cast a net for a good corn dog if I had the chance.
☺♥☺♪ Awesome video ♥
Great photography. You do fantastic work. What an incredibly well designed creature. God sure has an imagination we all should be envious of. LOL
I think they should call it the spider sea Snail 😂
Amazing camera work
Glad you think so!