Scary finding today in my garden:
The body of a dead slow worm (Anguis veronensis) was still "beating", but I found out it was infested by small millipedes (Blaniulus guttulatus) and maggots 😅
Well, this is the circle of life, recycle and get recycled ♻️
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291182942
#Anguis veronensis, commonly known as the Italian slow worm, is a #European #lizard #species in the family #Anguidae. The slow worm is distributed throughout #Italy and in southeastern part of #France. A. veronensis got its first scientific description in 1818, when it was described by Italian naturalist #CiroPolinni, and named after the Italian city #Verona, where specimens were found. The #synonymous species name Anguis cinerea (cinereus).
