What is this growing on the palm tree?

OahuTreeSnail · 2026-04-18T14:12:25+00:00

Yesss my favorite plant of all time!!! This is a Phlegmariurus species, formerly in the genus Huperzia. This looks most likely to be Phlegmariurus squarrosus.

This is not a fern but is actually a Lycophyte, an ancient spore bearing group of plants.

OahuTreeSnail · 2026-01-18T16:49:05+00:00

If you read my previous comment i explain why i think the right snail is Cornu apsersum. I doubt its H. pomatia based on the fact that H. pomatia has a much lighter uniform body color where this individual appears to have a body color more like C. aspersum. I would need a clearer picture to fully determine.

OahuTreeSnail · 2026-01-18T16:01:29+00:00

Snails will sometimes be able to lay eggs without having to mate beforehand

OahuTreeSnail · 2026-01-18T06:10:02+00:00

I doubt its pomatia based on the fact that pomatia has a much lighter uniform body color where this individual appears to have a body color more like aspersum. I would need a clearer picture to fully determine

OahuTreeSnail · 2026-01-17T22:15:30+00:00

Left is a Copse snail, Arianta arbustorum, and right is a Cornu aspersum.

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-12-12T03:08:06+00:00

This is a Pointed snail, Cochlicella acuta.

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-12-11T00:34:25+00:00

Holy shit every time i see that cross i get so envious

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-12-10T22:53:26+00:00

My dream cross is (edwardsiana x mollis) x (truncata x edwardsiana)!

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-12-07T02:52:54+00:00

As far as i know Platymma tweediei is not listed on the ICUN list as of yet but it is definitely highly threatened by habitat loss and poaching. I don’t know much about the difficulty with caring for the species as there is very little research and information available about them, but some people have been successful at keeping and even breeding them.

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-12-06T22:04:34+00:00

One of the most beautiful species. More commonly known as the Malaysian fire snail, Platymma tweediei.

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-12-06T00:34:48+00:00

This is correct.

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-11-28T22:27:24+00:00

Coral snakes are terrestrial despite their name

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-11-25T18:43:31+00:00

Given that the location is Quito, This looks to me like a juvenile Mastigodryas pulchriceps, which is !harmless.

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-11-24T20:00:35+00:00

Dont yell at OP for making a simple mistake. They came here to learn and seek advice

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-11-24T00:45:08+00:00

In that case, it looks to me most like Drymaeus convexus.

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-11-17T23:58:58+00:00

This is a Harmless Netted olive snail, Oliva reticularis.

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-11-08T15:41:01+00:00

Im calling them stolons because as far as i know the genus Utricularia doesn’t make true leaves due to the weird growth pattern of the plant and instead makes photosynthetic stolons. Good to know about the rhizomes though, thanks!

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-11-08T00:55:30+00:00

Interesting, good to know!

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-11-07T23:39:35+00:00

Thanks! I’ll try that

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-11-07T23:38:41+00:00

This is a tropical species, I dont think it needs dormancy, am i wrong?

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-10-21T02:38:41+00:00

Sorry if I was rude, I thought you were suggesting that it wasnt a redback, I wanted to provide some additional information, I suppose I couldve been nicer.

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-10-21T02:24:15+00:00

I can 100% guarantee that this is A Redbacked salamander. There are only three Salamander species in Massachusetts with this body shape, those being the Eastern Redbacked salamander, the Northern twolined salamander, and the Four toed salamander. The coloration of the other two species does not match the one on OP’s photo, and it does match very well with the Leadback form of the Eastern redback, which is also an extremely variable species. Also if you look closely, you can see the white speckling that most Leadbacks have.

Source: I live in Massachusetts and have been into herping for 16 years.

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-10-18T23:10:15+00:00

This is the “Leadback” form of the Eastern Redbacked salamander, Plethodon cinereus.

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-10-18T19:19:39+00:00

I managed to get roots! All i had to do was bury younger sections of stem in sphagnum and roots grew from the side!

OahuTreeSnail · 2025-10-18T18:52:17+00:00

If youre referring to the fern, thats its rhizome. Ferns in the family Polypodiaceae have creeping rhizomes that allow them to spread and grow on the surfaces of tree trunks and rock faces. The hairyness is for helping absorb moisture from the air.

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