wild edgesThe north west of south east WalesPosts: 5,534
Another one to add to the list I collected some rain water to soak my tillandsia in on the weekend and when I got the plants out to dry this Amber Snail (Succinea putris) was exploring the leaves.
I met this muscular fellow during a walk in the woods near Fuschl, Salzkammergut, Austria. I believe the Romans were quite keen on them as a dietary delicacy in years gone by? Me? I'm more of a carnivore cum vegetarian. [shell width about 6cm].
How many different ones have you come across now in your garden @wildedges ?
That's the 11th species now and there's one or two others I'm not sure about. I've been meaning to check the pond for snails too as there'll be a few in there by now.
I haven't seen many snails in the garden this year and hardly any slugs. I do have a hedgehog roaming around the garden now so that's maybe why the slug population is less and a lot of frogs. A huge frog jumped out of a container I was deadheading this morning and made me really jump he was a beauty. I do have lots of pond snails though.
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