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Garden Snail in center of Aeonium Succulent

Helix aspersa

Description:

The garden snail, Helix aspersa was introduced to California as a food animal in the 1850s and is now a notorious agricultural pest there, especially in citrus groves. Many areas have quarantines established for preventing the importation of the snail in plant matter. Wikipedia

Habitat:

Urban house garden.


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48 Comments (1–25)

misako
misako 4 months ago

@Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman do they not grow in Costa Rica?

Ohhh... How do I miss my Succulents!! I had a garden full of them in California and when I see that beauty I wish I could have them here in Costa Rica.. : (

misako
misako 4 months ago

Thank you CassidyH. It is actually succulent leaves and not a flower.

CassidyH
CassidyH 4 months ago

The flower is so beautiful, it looks fake! You don't see that type of flower every day!

misako
misako 5 months ago

Thank you Jellyfishnebula!

Jellyfishnebula
Jellyfishnebula 5 months ago

That is a Beautiful Spotting!

misako
misako 6 months ago

Thank you batex and Chris Carille!

Chris Carille
Chris Carille 6 months ago

Really fantastic photo!

batex
batex 6 months ago

Cool plant!

Uday
Uday 7 months ago

np! :)

misako
misako 7 months ago

Thank you Sumukha Javagal!

misako
misako 7 months ago

Thank you Uday!

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 7 months ago

Amazing..! Loved the pattern and those colors..!

Uday
Uday 7 months ago

lovely!
amazing colour never seen a bright red-green combination of flower petals

misako
misako 10 months ago

Thank you bbprevas!

bbprevas
bbprevas 10 months ago

wonderful find.

misako
misako 10 months ago

Thank you LisaPowers!

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 10 months ago

This is a fine art photo!

misako
misako a year ago

Thank you KatCuff!

misako
misako a year ago

Thank you Mayra!

KatCuff
KatCuff a year ago

That's crazy cool!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann a year ago

Very, very wonderful!!!

misako
misako a year ago

Thank you SatyenMehta!

SatyenM
SatyenM a year ago

Fabulous shots!

misako
misako a year ago

Thank you DebLongLookabill!

Alameda, California, USA

Lat: 37.83, Long: -122.28

Spotted on Apr 3, 2012
Submitted on Apr 4, 2012

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