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Garden snail

Helix aspera

Description:

The common garden snail is a large pulmonate gastropod which is native across Europe. It is considered a pest as it has been widely introduced outside of its native range. This is an edible species, considered a delicacy in French cuisine. Here spotted eating a plant.

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3 Comments

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 11 years ago

Nice..

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Unique Pose!

Saarbrigger
Saarbrigger 12 years ago

Wow. Great moment for a shot.

Elsa
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Elsa

District of Babergh, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Jul 16, 2011
Submitted on Jul 17, 2011

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