Snails and Slugs
Slow Beauty – Snails and Slugs
With their gentle pace and quiet presence, snails and slugs reveal the art of stillness in nature. From the spiral of a shell to the shimmer of a trail, this gallery captures their textures, forms, and moments of calm curiosity.
Quick Facts
- Scientific Class: Gastropoda
- Habitat: Gardens, forests, fields, wetlands, and under stones or logs
- Common Types: Land snails, pond snails, slugs, Roman snails, leopard slugs
- Diet: Herbivorous—feeds on leaves, fruits, fungi, and decaying plant matter
- Notable Trait: Moves with a muscular "foot," leaves a slimy trail, and uses tentacles to sense the environment
