Garden Snails
by Lieve Snellings
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Garden Snails
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Lieve Snellings
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Photograph - Photography
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When I pruned the creepers at the front of my house yesterday, I found all these house snails on the ground and the front of the house. We don't have the culture of eating snails, so I just collected them and released them at the back of my garden. Though I do hope they don't sneak back up.
Cornu aspersum (syn. Cryptomphalus aspersus), known by the common name garden snail, is a species of land snail in the family Helicidae, which includes some of the most familiar land snails. Of all terrestrial molluscs, this species may well be the most widely known. It was classified under the name Helix aspersa for over two centuries, but the prevailing classification now places it in the genus Cornu.
The snail is relished as a food item in some areas, but it is also widely regarded as a pest in gardens and in agriculture, especially in regions where it has been introduced accidentally, and where snails are not usually considered to be a menu item
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July 11th, 2021
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