I was #Hiking again #Today. I was happy to see that Burgundy #Snail and also was sadly reminded that I found two of these #Snails once which had been run over by those #Mountainbike terrorists.
#snails
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This summer I'm going to try luring the eastern shell-nesting mason bee (Osmia conjuncta) into my yard. The species occurs in Pennsylvania but is extremely rare, probably because its preferred shell, Anguispira kochi, is presumed to be locally extinct. But Ontario populations of the bee are thriving and seem completely happy to use shells of Cepaea (an invasive from Europe) so I thought I'd give them a try here. Yes, I know this is futile. #bees #osmia #insects #snails #shells #cepaea #pollinators #entomology #ontario #canada
On monday still at the @plush_bot (#plushbot) - today already in our beds! May I'm allowed to intruduce you to the Glitschkows (the W is silent!)? Kaya (lilac, right) Glitschkow and Iwan (green-yellow, left) Glitschkow. Iwan sometimes is additionally called "der Schneckliche" (still missing @tomatensson here, who coined this name).
We absolutely love those petite #snail cuties! 
#Plushies #Plush #Plüschis #Plüsch #Schnecke #Schnecken #HaveASlowDay #Plüschies #snails
Here is a fabulous snail! 
Spotted this dude having breakfast while on my morning walk yesterday.
Small snail shell in some nice afternoon light. Got up close with the Xiaomi 15 Ultra for a fun little macro shot. Not too shabby!
Last Enchanted Forest Snail:
https://vanillamaart.etsy.com/listing/1883145854
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Beautiful print of Osmia conjuncta by @minouette. #bees #insects #snails #cepaea #shells #art #linocut https://spore.social/@minouette/109755706800013312
Spore by Project MushroomEle Willoughby, PhD (@minouette@spore.social)Attached: 1 image
Here’s my #printerSolstice @printerSolstice #linocut for the prompt “texture”. The Eastern Snail Shell Mason Bee (Osmia conjuncta) is a small North American blue bee which makes nests in suitable empty snail shells! In my linocut I show this adorable little pollinator with a Cepaea shell. Each print is 8” by 8” on delicate Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.
#printmaking #masonBee #snailShell #OsmiaConjuncta #Cepaea #sciart #EasternSnailShellMasonBee #nativeBees #pollinator #washi
Giant rainforest snails 2am visit. Lots of these guys about at the moment. They're pretty big! #snails #wildlife #bundjalungcountry #australia
Well, I just ordered a bag of snail shells from Etsy to add to my insect hotel. Apparently there are 3 species of mason bee in North America that nest in them, and one, Osmia conjuncta, might reasonably occur in Pennsylvania. Thought I'd give it a shot. Illustration shows Osmia bicolor (a European species); from Wood's 1883 book, Insects Abroad. #osmia #bees #snails #insects #entomology
Just some tiny mushrooms 
#handmade #miniatures #mushroom #mushrooms #snails #mushroomart #snailart
One of the ways I'm embracing my special interests today is by writing a Snail themed wellbeing package! It's the first time in what feels like a million years I've been inspired and motivated and have the energy to create this stuff. Unsurprisingly, being burnt out and depressed is not exactly conducive to creating meditations or affirmations!
Snails of Cuba! In the end, we found 5 species, including the most endangered and arguably also most beautiful, Polymita sulphurosa. Unfortunately, we also encountered illegal sale of the shells on mountain pass.
Why? Project is on the evolution and conservation of these snails, led by Dr Bernardo Reyes in Cuba and working with colleagues from London zoo, Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.
Samstagmorgen also.
Letzter in der Winterzeit, aber irgendwas ist ja immer.
Heute bleibt's bewölkt, schade. Aber ideal, um die #Nematoden gegen die #Nacktschnecken auszubringen, vielleicht hilft das ja.
#badwaterbasin at #DeathValley: Where the Earth Gives Up & Lies Down in Salt ! #episode 11, #VagabondCouple 9000-mile #transamerica #overland #roadtrip:
