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Snails and Slugs

Slow Beauty – Snails and Slugs

With their gentle pace and quiet presence, snails and slugs reveal the art of stillness in nature. From the spiral of a shell to the shimmer of a trail, this gallery captures their textures, forms, and moments of calm curiosity.

Quick Facts

  • Scientific Class: Gastropoda
  • Habitat: Gardens, forests, fields, wetlands, and under stones or logs
  • Common Types: Land snails, pond snails, slugs, Roman snails, leopard slugs
  • Diet: Herbivorous—feeds on leaves, fruits, fungi, and decaying plant matter
  • Notable Trait: Moves with a muscular "foot," leaves a slimy trail, and uses tentacles to sense the environment

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