I found it in Washington state, in a city south of Seattle. I found it next to a bush after it rained on someone's driveway. Here are two pictures of it:
( originally posted in instagram )
If anyone can identify this species, kudos to you.
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Sign up to join this communityI found it in Washington state, in a city south of Seattle. I found it next to a bush after it rained on someone's driveway. Here are two pictures of it:
( originally posted in instagram )
If anyone can identify this species, kudos to you.
It resembles Cepaea nemoralis, or commonly called Grove Snail, belonging to the family Helicidae.
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According to Wikipedia, these snails were introduced to North America from Europe. These fascinating creatures occur in diverse forms of shell color as well, as shown below.
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Here I have found a very detailed shell and body markers for Cepaea nemoralis.
Image Source: ResearchGate