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Post by Robert Nordsieck on Sept 26, 2009 5:37:53 GMT
This species is rather common in the Mediterranean, for example we found it some years ago in Venice. It also occurs in Vienna where I spent the last 8 years. Now I am working in Mainz, Germany, and here it is again. Though rather uncommon in Germany, except the Rhine valley, here it is on a traffic island in front of the hotel, where I work, together with Helicella itala and perhaps a Cernuella species. Monacha cartusiana are d*** difficult to photograph, as they are very shy and tend to withdraw very fast, when a shadow falls. As you can see, this one also was rather reluctant... Kind regards Robert Attachments:
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coyote
Archachatina papyracea
Cochleas ego amo
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Post by coyote on Sept 26, 2009 6:16:21 GMT
Beautiful snail! Thanks for the pic.
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Post by sarahs0snailies on Sept 26, 2009 15:38:32 GMT
thats a pretty snail ;D
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Post by Robert Nordsieck on Sept 27, 2009 12:55:08 GMT
Here is one more picture! More to be seen in the gallery. In the meantime the Carthusian snails are much more cooperative, as they have been kept in a terrarium for two days. Alas the heath snails seem not to be willing to come out of their shells. But I am patient and waiting... Kind regards Robert Attachments:
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Rachel
Archachatina puylaerti
They see me snailin'
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Post by Rachel on Sept 27, 2009 13:01:45 GMT
they are very pretty
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Post by fabrizio on Sept 27, 2009 23:31:45 GMT
I find them here, too, mediterranean coast (tyrrenian, Central italy); the ones I find under stones (quite rarely although) are pure white, others I find resting upon graminaceous stalks at medium height, and these are brownish, with reddish peristoma
-I noticed, once detached they awake immedately, and begin to move around extremely fast!
They do very bad in close environment; so I'm trying to acclimatize some (in the same collecting area) outside, in the garden, in a large claypot covered with some net
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