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Tag Archives: quick gloss
Clustering Snails
I turned over a piece of bark that was stuck to a stump yesterday and found a number of interesting critters, including this cluster of snails. These are Zonitoides arboreus, the quick gloss snail. Do they cluster like this because … Continue reading
Posted in Biological diversity, invertebrates, snails
Tagged clustering snails, quick gloss, Zonitoides arboreus
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Ants and snails
While splitting logs the other day I happened to split one that had a branch and a hollow part in it. It broke up an ant’s nest and the ants started scurrying around carrying their eggs and larva. There were … Continue reading
Posted in ants, snails, Uncategorized
Tagged ants, eggs, larva, quick gloss, snails, Zonitoides arboreus
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