Yep, I'll show you some slugs and snails in this slimy post. More snails than slugs. There will be two species of snails and only one slug species.
The strikingly yellow snail, photographed in many different poses, is Fruticicola fruticum, commonly known as the bush snail. This species doesn't live in my area; I photographed it in the woods about a hundred kilometers north of where I live.
Fruticicola fruticum belongs to the Camaenidae family. Camaenidae is one of the most diverse snail families; shells of various species come in a remarkable diversity of shapes and colours. In Europe, the family is represented by only a couple of species from the genus Fruticicola. Camaenidae are almost exclusively tropical creatures.
Shells of all Fruticicola fruticum I photographed for this post are strikingly yellow. I thought that they were always yellow, but today I learned that they can be in various shades of brown as well. The snails in warmer climates are usually yellow; those in colder habitats tend to be brown.
As far as I saw, these snails love to climb shrubs and trees.
The scientific name of the much smaller brown snail you'll see in today's post is Monacha cartusiana. This is a very common species in my area. I photographed it in my garden. Monacha cartusiana is native to the Mediterranean, but can be found throughout Europe and in some places in North America. Monacha cartusiana belongs to the Hygromiidae family. There are about 50 species of Hygromiidae in Europe, but unlike Camaenidae, they aren't very diverse or colorful.
And now, the slugs. One of them is in a much lighter shade of brown than the other, but they both belong to the same species. The scientific name of that species is Deroceras reticulatum.
And that's it. I mean, the post doesn't end here. The text was just the beginning, an introduction of sorts. Now it's time for the meat of the post-the photographs. Have a good viewing.
And now, that's really it. The post does end here. As always on Hive, the photographs are my work. I used the Canon EOS 350D camera with the Canon RF 100mm f/2.8 L IS MACRO lens and the Canon Macro Ring Lite MR-14 EXII to get these shots.
