A few weeks ago I noticed an interesting snail clinging to the underside of a red lettuce leaf. Interesting because usually I only find slugs in my garden ... and also because this snail had a hairy shell!
"Is there such a thing as a hairy snail?" I asked my friend and snail expert, Marla Coppolino.
"Yes," she said. "It's called the hairy snail." Unfortunately it is not native to our area.
I watched it for a bit and here's what I learned: a snail's pace isn't as slow as we think. At least not for this snail. It speedily moved up the leaf, searching for a tender spot to begin scraping away with its sharp, spiny mouthparts.
What sort of snails have you seen?
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