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Garden snail
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Copyright: Lies Van Rompaey (dailydog) (66)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-07-27
Camera: Nikon D70
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Snails in the World [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-08-25 13:33
Viewed: 950
Points: 2
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Cepaea nemoralis Linnaeus,1758

One of the most common landsnails in Europe and maybe the world is Cepaea nemoralis.The shell is subglobose,a little glossy and has 4.5-5.5 whorls.

The height is about 12-22 mm and width 18-25 mm.The colour can be very variable but has never more than 5 bands.The lip is dark,but sometimes white lipped forms occur. A lot of study has gone into the colour and banding of these snails.

The body of the animal is greyish but lighter forms occur.The dart is 7-8 mm and is shaped like a star with four blades in cross section.

Cepaea nemoralis can be found in very different habitats from humid ones like woods and marshes to drier places like sandhills and old walls.
Besides distributed in Europe it also has been introduced in North-America.

(source: http://www.arnobrosi.com/cepaea.html)
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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
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Great shot, Excellent POV and I like the colours and light in this shot. I love watching them crawl up walls

Dag Lies ,il y a un manque de clartée sur l'escargot , un flash serait utile dans ce cas
Bonne continuation
Didou

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