Difference between field voles and bank voles

[Billabong Karen]

Originally Posted by The Woodman

Ha ha! Very good.

I'm struggling with the concept of trying to identify the age of a snail and its relevance to the age of the find. A three year old snail living two thousand years ago for example. Perhaps the species indicates an era.

All good stuff on a Monday.

Sorry, my fault, poorly explained - it is indeed the species that indicates which era it lived in - apparently there are differences between types that lived 10,000 years ago, and ones that lived a mere 9,000 years ago, and so on. Absolutely fascinating (for an archaeologist).

[tcvarlh]

seems it has to do with the speed these critters evolve at, Snails and Voles being rapid 'evolvers' (if such a word exists)
I always found contact with Voles a pleasant experience, not so frenetic and jerky as Mice.
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[Meta menardi]

Originally Posted by tcvarlh

seems it has to do with the speed these critters evolve at, Snails and Voles being rapid 'evolvers' (if such a word exists)
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Didn't the Beatles make an LP called "Evolver"? Something like that, any way.

We have just had a new bit built on the back of the house which looks directly on a row of roses, Bank voles seem to find it a good gym, and we also see them peering over the edge of the guttering from next door. Probably making a glider up there somewhere. They are too quick to photo, gone in a flicker.

[tcvarlh]

A touch of Pole voleting perhaps or maybe a little volentree callisthenics?
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