Roman Snail
Altough this is a slimy creature, I think it's an animal absolutely worth seeing as it's a fascinating animal in many ways.
The head of the snail has two pairs of tentacles : the upper and larger pair contains the eyes and the lower pair is used to feel the ground in front and provides for the snail’s sense of smell.
The Roman snail is hermaphroditic, meaning that both female and male sexual organs are present in the same individual.
Mating takes several hours, sometimes even a day…….!
Dutch name : Wijngaardslak
German name : Weinbergschnecke
Latin name : Helix pomatia
Vitória Castelo Santos 5. Mai 2010, 15:31
Wonderful this picture with the snail in the green field. I love the big colours contrast.Best wishes
Vitoria
Pe-Sto 10. Oktober 2008, 21:14
Grandios Mark ... eine tolle Macroaufnahme ... du mußt mir noch den Trick verraten, wie du sie aus dem Haus gelockt hast ... :0)glg Peggy
Wendy de With 27. April 2008, 21:48
Nice capture of this slimy creature. Good details and sharpness.Greetings, Wendy
Burits Pál 25. April 2008, 21:18
A very realistic capture. Congratulations.Greetings
BP
Alexandra Baltog 25. April 2008, 14:05
I think it is not very funny to be a snail .. . :-)) Always with your house on your back ...good pic!
Cheers,
Alex
archiek 25. April 2008, 5:38
Excellent photo of the snail. -archieadriano j faria 25. April 2008, 0:04
Hi Mark,great lighting and detailed macro.even the position ofo the snail is perfect..well done..best wishes...Adri.Heike Suhre 24. April 2008, 21:44
Super Schärfe, tolles Licht.....klasse! LG Heikezuhalkalin 24. April 2008, 21:15
good work !best wishes..
zuhal kalin
j.a.j.jansen m. 24. April 2008, 19:17
Beautiful in detail.Regards, Jan.
Cees Kuijs 24. April 2008, 17:31
Great creatures for some shots :-)))Greetings, Cees
Lawson McCulloch 24. April 2008, 14:21
Excellent detail in this shot.best wishes from Lawson.
Keyla Juliana 24. April 2008, 14:10
Great shot, perfect details and colours!Greetings, Keyla
Ryszard Basta 24. April 2008, 12:19
super schaerfe Fotosaftige Farben
Ryszard Basta 24. April 2008, 11:45
absolut klassevor allem Schaerfe
und farben,top