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20-10-2008, 04:11 PM
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| | | What's this snail?
I know nothing about snails and usually my only contact with them is when I throw them over the hedge or squish them in the dark. There are literally thousands in my garden - maybe millions. This one caught my eye because it looked like a humbug had landed on my bird table. Is it unusual, and does it have a name?
It's about 3cm long, the shell about 1.5 I guess. That hole is a countersink for a screw. The different colours are because I tried 2 lenses and I cba editing them too much - the first one is probably more accurate.   
Last edited by Darley; 20-10-2008 at 04:14 PM.
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20-10-2008, 04:21 PM
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| | | Re: What's this snail?
One of the 2 Cepaea banded snail spp. |
20-10-2008, 04:24 PM
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| | | Re: What's this snail?
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Originally Posted by aeshna5  One of the 2 Cepaea banded snail spp. | Thanks ... spp is?? |
20-10-2008, 04:30 PM
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| | | Re: What's this snail?
Spp. = species plural
Sp. = species singular
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20-10-2008, 04:33 PM
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| | | Re: What's this snail?
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Originally Posted by Hedge Witch Spp. = species plural
Sp. = species singular |
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24-10-2008, 06:25 PM
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| | | Re: What's this snail?
It's Cepaea hortensis, the white lipped snail
The brown lipped snail is Cepaea nemoralis
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24-10-2008, 09:42 PM
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