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Here's looking at you This snail had found its way into my kitchen - modeling for some macro shots was the price it had to pay before being released in my garden...<br /> This is the eye of a Burgundy or Roman snail (Helix pomatia)! Europe,Gastropod,Geotagged,Germany,Helix pomatia,Macro,Roman snail,Snail Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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This snail had found its way into my kitchen - modeling for some macro shots was the price it had to pay before being released in my garden...
This is the eye of a Burgundy or Roman snail (Helix pomatia)!

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    Ludo Sak
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    Gernot,, I never saw a snails eye from this close. Great and informative shot! Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
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    gglaeser
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    Thanks, Ludo. Posted 13 years ago

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The Roman Snail

''Helix pomatia'', common names the Roman snail, Burgundy snail, edible snail, or escargot, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod terrestrial mollusc in the family Helicidae. It is one of Europe's biggest species of land snail.

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Similar species: Land Snails And Slugs
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By gglaeser

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Uploaded Apr 22, 2012. Captured Apr 22, 2012 14:28 in Bergstraße 4, 31180 Giesen, Germany.
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  • NIKON D50
  • f/1.0
  • 10/1250s