As I started out on the morning's walk the other day I noticed this group of garden snails converged on a round paper thing . . . what looked like a lid of some sort to a food container maybe . . . on the sidewalk. The paper was wet, probably from overspray from the sprinklers in the nearby planter of star jasmine ground cover, also probably the snails' home and shelter.
Nearing home after four miles or about an hour later, the snails had pretty much consumed the paper.
7 comments:
i didn't even know that snails EAT paper!!! that was pretty cool, thanks!
Loved this entry.
And I had no idea that they would eat paper!
Hmm... I am sensing a time lapse movie stirring in my head... cool post
Hey there! I'm working on a book and I need high-resolution photos of certain insects. I didn't see a way to contact you on your blog, so I'm leaving this comment.
If you're interested (I can pay a licensing fee for each photo), I'd love to talk.
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Katie
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sept 27 i'm missing your posts!
hope all is going well for you.
cynthia
All's well just took a break for some busy time.
Thanks for checking in Cynthia.
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