During my trip to the Maldives in August 2004, I
observed a strange fact which I here report hoping
someone can help me explaining it.

1. I found a live Drupa lobata with its aperture
upwards on sand near hard substrates,  It was
motionless.  Put in acquarium it reacted and allowed
photography of the animal.

2. A live nerita polita stranded on the beach, but
when put in a small box with seawater it promptly was
resurrected and moved around actively.

They seemed dead (and they would have certainly died
in the conditions they were found) but they were not.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Paolo

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Paolo G. ALBANO
Bologna, ITALY
Webmaster of Società Italiana di Malacologia website at http://www.aicon.com/sim

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