Dotted Snail on Wild Plant
Another dotted shell snail was seen climbing the plant, and there I came to take a few shots. Its body is soft with black dotted all over its shell, and is retracted entirely into the shell when the animal is inactive or threatened. During dry and cold weather, the aperture of the shell is sealed with a thin membrane of dried mucus which is known as an ''epiphragm'', which helps the snail retain moisture.
Since it did not make a lot move, I decided to capture this subject with DSLR. I noticed from a close range, it was making move by a single muscular ‘foot’, lubricated, trying to avoid my shots. So, I had to find some good shots before dark.
Snail is gastropods, the mollusk with a single shell and soft body. It is actually a common pest in the garden, in the woodland. Even it may be slow but it can quickly crash the plants. Without wasting time, I tried to take its pictures from different angles while it's still calm. It is called leaf snail, a mollusk animal that spends a lot of time on the leaf.
| Camera | Nikon D7000 |
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| Lens | Tamron Tele-Macro 70-300 |