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Tricksy snails

19 Wednesday Jan 2022

Posted by sconzani in molluscs

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British snails, land snail, snail, spiral snail

Snails are much more difficult to identify than you might imagine, especially when you don’t – as I didn’t – examine all the relevant parts of the shell that help with identification. The opening of the shell, for example, often holds key features. In this particular case, I was happy just to watch this tiny creature going about its daily life.

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