One Astraea helps another turn over

[NMSREEFER]

I've noticed a couple of my Astraea snails turned right side up after being upside down, but they are not able to do this themselves. Today I watched as one Astraea lay upside down and another came along side to help. The upside down Astraea attached to the other to turn himself up right. That's teamwork.

 

[NMSREEFER]

Oh no! Now they are both stuck!

 

[NMSREEFER]

A little help

 

[NMSREEFER]

Success

 

[Shawn O]

Wouldn't it be great if all of the little critters helped each other right themselves? When one of my hermits ends upside down, the others just point and laugh.

 

[NMSREEFER]

Haha

 

[Umbra]

My astreas just climb and poop on each other :\

 

[rt67ghy]

What is the species of the brain on the right near the astraeas?

 

[NMSREEFER]

Trachyphillia open brain. Used to be called Wellso.

 

[Calappidae]

Still more teamwork displayed here than at work.

 

[sean357]

That's not a normal Astrea, but a spiny or ninja star Astrea. I have 15 or so in my tank and had always heard they couldn't turn themselves back over. Normally when I feed my fish at night i'll have a look and see if there is any that need turning over. Sometimes I see one right after and figure i'll flip it the next day and then it will not be in the same spot, I always wondered about it but I think you have just figured it out. I'll watch out for this in the future. Also, does this prove snails can show empathy?

 

[rt67ghy]

Trachyphillia open brain. Used to be called Wellso.

Thanks. Thought so but wasn't sure.

 

[Shawn O]

does this prove snails can show empathy?

Either that or they enjoy messing with each other. I notice my Nassarius either fighting or doing the bump and grind on a regular basis, my Ceriths seem to keep their distance from each other.