coyote
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Cochleas ego amo
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Post by coyote on Oct 5, 2008 6:04:16 GMT
I took this pic of an estivating milk snail (Otala lactea) at The Baylands Nature Preserve, Palo Alto California, about three weeks ago, backlit by a late afternoon sun. There were several of these snails on a fence at the parking lot. You can see from the spider webs, this one's been there a while.  |
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lizzie97444
Achatina immaculata
I LUV SNAILS TOO MUCH!
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Post by lizzie97444 on Oct 5, 2008 8:02:22 GMT
omg!
NICE PIK!
It's sure been there for a long time.
I think u can see where it is in, in the shell...
LOL:D
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Katie
Achatina tincta
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Post by Katie on Oct 5, 2008 10:34:27 GMT
great pic. looks like a halloween snail with the spiderwebs on it  |
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lizzie97444
Achatina immaculata
I LUV SNAILS TOO MUCH!
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Post by lizzie97444 on Oct 5, 2008 13:17:43 GMT
hahaha! lol that's so true!  |
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monday
Achatina achatina
It's slimy...get it off me!
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Post by monday on Oct 5, 2008 18:20:49 GMT
What a fantastic photo
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coyote
Archachatina papyracea
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Post by coyote on Oct 5, 2008 19:31:35 GMT
It looks like the snail is deeply retracted in the shell, doesn't it? A lot of the snails there don't survive estivation during our hot, dry summers (especially in very dry years like this one).
Milk snails are non-native snails. They probably got here secreted in agricultural or horticultural shipments from elsewhere and have established large colonies all around the southern shores of San Francisco Bay.
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goose
Achatina immaculata
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Post by goose on Oct 7, 2008 8:50:41 GMT
That is a beautiful shot with the light shining through the shell like that. How big are these snails?
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coyote
Archachatina papyracea
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Post by coyote on Oct 7, 2008 21:45:02 GMT
They are about the same size as a large H. aspersa. That pic is bigger than life-size, lol!
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goose
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Post by goose on Oct 8, 2008 9:59:51 GMT
They are gorgeous, their shells have a sort of polished limestone effect.
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madhouse
Achatina achatina
Simply mad!
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Post by madhouse on Oct 8, 2008 18:25:10 GMT
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Rachel
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They see me snailin'
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Post by Rachel on Oct 8, 2008 18:26:55 GMT
lovely pic, very photogenic snail |
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coyote
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Post by coyote on Oct 9, 2008 2:41:40 GMT
The shell of the milk snail always looked like some kind of carved stone to me, moreso than any other snail. And their bodies are black, a very striking contrast to the light shell.
Once I figure out what is going on with my aspersa's eggs, I might get another WC milk snail to put in the tank. They are such beautiful snails.
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