Snail doing gymnastics

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lensbaby

Bullet Ant

Found this newly hatched snail exploring in my garden. I believe it is the golden apple snail or Pomacea canaliculata. Posted 10 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  The apple snails live in or near water and they look very different. This is an ordinary land snail but they are hard to identify.
  http://applesnail.net/content/species/pomacea_canaliculata.htm
  http://www.planetainvertebrados.com.br/index.asp?pagina=especies_ver&id_categoria=27&id_subcategoria=&com=1&id=146&local=2
  http://idtools.org/id/mollusc/factsheet.php?name=Pomacea%20spp. Posted 10 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

It is beautiful, as is the photo, lovely shot.
Posted 10 years ago
1. lensbaby
  
  Bullet Ant
  
  Thanks Claire! Posted 10 years ago

physignathus

King Cobra

Very Cool Shot! Posted 10 years ago

lensbaby

Bullet Ant

I was told by Ferdy that this snail has recently been identified as, "Helix aspersa" by Daniel Strutt. Thanks very much Daniel. Thanks Ferdy. Posted 10 years ago

The Helix aspersa

"Helix aspersa", known by the common name garden snail, is a species of land snail, a pulmonate gastropod that is one of the best-known of all terrestrial molluscs.

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Similar species: Pulmonata

Species identified by Daniel Strutt

By lensbaby

Uploaded Dec 31, 2014. Captured Jul 28, 2008 11:30.

Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
f/10.0
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ISO800
60mm

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