Communication with Crustaceans
Dear All
I wanted to share with you an email I received from a gentleman who attended one of my Animal Communication Workshops recently. Whilst working in his laboratory decided to have a go at communicating with some Daphnia, which are fresh water crustaceans when he was preparing an aquatic environment, this is what they said to him:
Just thought I would tell you about a communication experience I had today in the lab. I remember you telling me on your course that you could communicate with any animal – from something as small as a woodlouse through to a cat, dog or horse. So, when preparing an aquatic environment for some Daphnia (tiny fresh water crustaceans no bigger than real fleas) I decided to have a go and I asked them if they were happy and if they needed anything. To be honest I wasn’t expecting a reply. But what came into my head was “IT IS OK BUT A LITTLE BIT TOO ACIDIC FOR US”. As I needed confirmation that what I received was true I took a sample of their water and tested the pH – it came out as 7.0 – neutral. So I assumed that I had misheard or not actually received anything at all.
However, later on I was online researching the ideal conditions to keep our particular species of Daphnia and I found an article that said they like hard water – preferably alkaline – with a pH of 8.0. So, in actual fact, pH 7.0 WAS to acid for them! They were actually speaking in relative terms!
Just thought I would share that with you – hope you are well,
kind regards,
Jon
Fantastic Jon, thank you for sharing this! If anyone else has their own communication stories do let me know so I can put them up for others to see.
Have a great day
Michelle











