movement on pond surface...
ive recently put a pre-formed pond in my garden about 6 months ago..ive added a few baby great snails nothing else..when i look at the pond surface it looks like its rain drops but it defo isnt rain what could it be.
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Most frequently I see little 'things' shaped like a big comma (,) wiggle up at high speed from the depths, snatch a gulp of air then whiz back to the depths again.
Especially in the spring and summer just sitting and staring into the water it's amazing all the different bugs and newts that have made it their home - I find it fascinating
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Can you post a pic @mvsalamanca92 ? It can be a bit tricky taking photos with water, but it might give us a better idea.
Is there anything dropping into the pond for instance - from nearby shrubs/trees?
I've wondered what they may be for the last couple of years
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Or leeches?
I had a look on a couple of wildlife sites, but couldn't come up with anything. Often, tadpoles that are too late to 'change', overwinter and become froggy the next year, but I wouldn't have though that it happened where you are.
Sadly I've never seen spawn or tads in the pond, but there are plenty of newts, pond skaters, water boatmen, gnat larvae, bloodworm, daphne and lots of other weird and wonderful critters to watch.
They're are leeches in there too and these wigglers are a similar size and colour (muddy grey) but I've never seen a leech move at high speed before or snatch a gulp of air (which is what I assume they're doing). In the summer it looks just like drops of rain hitting the surface every few seconds
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Sorry - only one monster - and she's ours