Unknown Spotting

Description:

Snail: I saw a small snail, on a piece of glass, next to the front door, at 7:30 a.m. in the morning. It rained the night before. The color of this snail, was different shades of brown. This snail, was nine sixteenth of an inch wide, and nine sixteenth of an inch long ( shell ). It had about six whorls on its shell. It's upper tentacles, were black in color ( vision ). The top part of the lower tentacles, was also black in color ( feeling, smelling ). It had a black line running from the bottom of each upper tentacle, across the top of its body, to the shell. This snail was alive, and able to move. Snail, is a common name, that is applied most often to land snails. Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Snails, belong to the class Gastropoda, a classification that includes: land, freshwater and sea snails, and slugs. Gastropods, belong to the Phylum Mollusca ( or Mollusks ), a classification of invertebrate animals, with a soft unsegmented body, sometimes covered with an exoskeleton or shell. You will find that snails, are most active at night. They may come out during the early morning hours as well. Some common items for there diet, includes: plants, fruits, vegetables, and algae. Plants that are decaying, are often a good meal for them. Seeking for calcium, to get a thicker shell, snails usually will eat dirt. You will have to look for snails, when it is cloudy, or when it is night time. Snails eat a variety of fruits, leaves, and vegetables - which is why, they're commonly regarded as garden pests.

Habitat:

Snails can be found in a vary range of environments, including ditches, deserts, and the abyssal depths of the sea. Some of them are comfortable in the desert, while others live in ditches and cooler climates. These include the mountain areas, and even in marshes. Snails, are quite plentiful in the world, so it shouldn't come as a surprise to learn, they are found in very diverse habitants. Terrestrial snails live in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Snails can live in a wide range of temperatures, from cool mountain tops, to steamy jungles.

Notes:

I saw a small snail, on a piece of glass, next to the front door, at 7:30 a.m. in the morning. The color of this snail, was different shades of brown. This snail, was nine sixteenth of an inch wide, and nine sixteenth of an inch long ( shell ). It had about six whorls on its shell. It's upper tentacles, were black in color ( vision ). The top part of the lower tentacles, was also black in color ( feeling, smelling ). It had a black line, running from the bottom of each upper tentacle, across the top of its body, to the shell. This snail was alive, and able to move.