Sunday, May 31, 2009

Sucking the Life Out of the Blood Lily

B  discovered my prized blood lily (Scadoxus multiflorus) being devoured by a large snail.

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It had its foot wrapped around some of the slender flowers.

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Blood lilies are highly toxic. Africans in some places use this plant to make poison arrows. Apparently, this snail is unaware of this practice. However, B removed it after I took these pictures.

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