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Garden Snail

Helix aspersa

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Field Notes

Description:

Typical garden snail found almost all over the world. The shell is battered and worn which seems typical for all of the specimen in this area

Habitat:

nocturnal or wet and overcast days are preferred

Notes:

I may become famous for fuzzy and out of focus images :-)

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Helix aspersa

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Ava T-B
I've moved this snail from the Arthropod category to the Other category for you. Snails and slugs are Mollusks. Arthropods have an exoskeleton and jointed limbs in at least one phase of their life. Think dragonfly, bee, crab, and ant.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2013

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