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Translucent snail


Translucent snail
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Copyright: Hernan Tolosa (saguzar) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1119 W: 73 N: 1271] (6633)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-20
Categories: Molluscs
Exposure: f/3.8, 30 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-07-24 18:08
Viewed: 754
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Spanish]
garden snail (Helix aspersa)
The "garden common snail " had in our country an ample geographic dispersion, because when arriving from Europe did not have biological enemies who made difficult their reproduction, initially prospered with facility, soon before the appearance of predators, the application of pesticidas in the field and babocidas in the city, and before the roturationof the ground for seedtime that their nests destroyed, it entered a frank backward movement. However, it is a variety that in the propitious zones of the country, exists in abundance.
SHELL : The snail aspersa has its spherical shell about 20 to 35 mm of stop and 25 to 40 mm in length, of greenish clear or brown color brown with bands in spiral of darker jaspeado color. In them sometimes cross-sectional ribbings can be distinguished that demonstrate the periods of hibernation through which it has passed the unit (it is like the ring of the trees that allows to count their years). The shell also serves like defense before the aggressions of the medio.ambiente (wind and sun) and against the predators. Its composition is in a 98% of mineral salts, fundamentally of calcium carbonate, that the snail must synthesize of the feeding and that in case of needing will delay it its growth. While the young snails have a soft shell, that allows them to continue with its growth, the adult snails form a thickening of the called edge "peristoma" that reinforces it with a ribbing that is a calcareum deposit. This lip is returned outside upwards and, and allows to detect to the adult units apt for the reproduction.
The wild snails live between 3 and 4 years, being able to reproduce generally to the year or year and means, when they arrive at adults and they form peristoma. As we said, the snails are hermafrodites insufficient, reason why they require of another specimen to reproduce. The copula lasts between 10 and 12 hours. During the period of activity every 21 days will do up to 6 connections in 2 months being normal one.
(Babelfish translation with some corrections)

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Hi Hernan,
Yes... it's very translucent !
Well done for this shot with good details and funny situation.
Regards.
Fred

Very interesting capture, Hernan!
You used an ordinary snail to take an extraordinary shot. It really looks translucent and you were able to see it and catch it with your camera. Congratulations,
Mark

Hello Hernan,
Nice shot, I like the way the light has lit-up the body of the snail, giving it a translucent quality..Good detail, color, and well composed...I think you may have set a record on the notes :)
Well done and TFS!

Bonjour Hernan,
well seen and well framed. Congratulations!

Hola Hernan,
This slow moving snail gives a good opportunity to create a superb picture, as you did. Very nicely captured. Colors are great. I enjoy seeing the transparent body of the snail. Superb shot.

Ben Lakitan

Bonjour,
Les escargots sont plutôt rares sur trek nature. Bonne idée que de nous en présenter un de si belle manière.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1097 W: 168 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-07-25 6:20]

Hello Hernan,
I didn't know they are transluscent. Nice detail in the shot and great POV to frame him against the bright light so we can see through :-) A very interesting and informative post, thanks for sharing with us!
Regards,
Adrian

Hello Hernan, excllent colors, Bg, POV DOF Perfect details, Very crisp, Great JOb TFS Kyle

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-07-25 17:32]
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El efecto logrado con la ayuda de la luz es realmente hermoso Hernan.
Muy buena nitidez y coloración a pesar del contraluz.
Lástima ese pequeño recorte en la parte inferior de la imagen... no pudiste captarlo en su totalidad?
Bien hecho.

Composition: ****
Sharpness: ****
Color: ****
DOF: ****
POV: ****
Note: ****

Bonjour Hernan
C'est Une merveilleuse photo en macro que ce Joli escargot montant après cet arbre.C'est vrai que l'on en voit pas beaucoup sut le site.Très belle composition, les couleurs et le cadrage et les détails sont tous très bons.
Bravo et merci...JP

Wow, what a cool looking snail Hernan.
Wonderful detail for such a macro shot.
Colours and composition are great too.
I'm amazed how long these snails can live, your notes are interesting.
TFS Janice

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  • zeca Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 372 W: 14 N: 531] (2809)
  • [2006-07-27 3:54]

Hola Hernán!
Excelent capture! The back lights are superb! Beautiful photo, my friend!
Regards,
Zeca

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  • pilonm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 546 W: 99 N: 818] (2667)
  • [2006-07-27 15:16]

Hola Hernan,

Wow! Great picture very well composed! I like the light going through its body!!! Your note is very interesting too! Nice pov too! Good job and TFS,

Michel

Excellente fotografia. Genial el haber consiguido un caracol con rayos-X :)
Preciosa textura, gracias Hernan.

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