Charlie Stross
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Snails on my way to work today. Maybe on their way to work too? I helped them along to the other side.
#snails
Another snail seen from the side at ground level. This one is much more yellow beige, with only a thin dark spiral stripe
The same snail, this time from the side at ground level. In the background we see power towers
Looking straight down at a snail on a wet asphalt path. The shell has beige and dark brown spiral stripes. The tail is yellow, and the head is brown and deeply textured.
Snails on my way to work today. Maybe on their way to work too? I helped them along to the other side.
#snails
Another snail seen from the side at ground level. This one is much more yellow beige, with only a thin dark spiral stripe
The same snail, this time from the side at ground level. In the background we see power towers
Looking straight down at a snail on a wet asphalt path. The shell has beige and dark brown spiral stripes. The tail is yellow, and the head is brown and deeply textured.
More than 1,300 tiny #snails reintroduced to remote Atlantic island https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/28/more-than-1300-tiny-snails-reintroduced-to-remote-atlantic-island
"The #DesertasIsland land snails had not been recorded for more than 100 years and were believed to have disappeared from their habitat on the windswept island close to #Madeira... Experts rediscovered minute populations of 2 species of the snail, each with fewer than 200 survivors... Each of the snails reintroduced has been individually marked for monitoring... These snails are incredibly precious"
