I found this snail in my garden. Apparently they are invasive and can become pests. The green background is the yard waste bin where every snail I find ends up.
Snails are interesting creatures — a little gross when they get their slime on your skin — but interesting all the same. Imagine being able to carry your home around where ever you chose to travel.
I have spent far too much time already this morning trying to identify the specific kind of snail. Perhaps it is a brown-lipped snail (Cepaea nemoralis), plentiful in Western Europe and introduced to North America. Although this species (as in most species of snails) is hermaphrodite, they must mate to produce eggs. Either partner can act as male or female.
I don’t feel guilty throwing the snails into the yard waste bin, since they go from having to search for food, to be totally surrounded by it!
Reflections 