Mutualistic worms [Chaetogaster] on the skin of a pond snail [Ampullaceana]

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These small white worms attach themselves on snails in order to gain free protection and transportation.
They suck in and consume tiny organisms in the water such as algae, rotifers, and various types of pests that could have otherwise harmed the snail.

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