Thatīs not uncommon. Iīve seen juvenile Pomatia and adult Heleobia doing that quite often in aquaria.
regards
Fabio Wiggers
--- Em qua, 26/5/10, James Cheshire <[log in to unmask]> escreveu:
> De: James Cheshire <[log in to unmask]>
> Assunto: [CONCH-L] odd snail observation
> Para: [log in to unmask]
> Data: Quarta-feira, 26 de Maio de 2010, 12:57
> Yesterday, I saw a small freshwater
> snail in a ditch down the road. It
> was crawling rapidly just below the water surface, with its
> foot
> facing upwards: it appeared to be crawling on the surface
> tension of
> the water. Has anyone seen anything like this before?
>
> Cheers,
> James
>
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