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  • Painted Snails, Cuban Land Snails, Polymita picta
    Painted Snails, Cuban Land Snails, Polymita picta
    Painted Snails, Cuban Land Snails, Polymita picta
    Painted Snails, Cuban Land Snails, Polymita picta
    Painted Snails, Cuban Land Snails, Polymita picta
    Painted Snails, Cuban Land Snails, Polymita picta
    Painted Snails, Cuban Land Snails, Polymita picta
    Habitat: Cuba
    Status: No conservation concerns

    Are these not the most breathtakingly beautiful snails you've ever seen?? They're called Painted Snails or Cuban Land Snails (Polymita picta) and so they are appropriately found in Cuba. All of these stunning photos were taken by Flickr user Adrián González Guillén.

    Just look at the wide variety of colors these guys' shells come in:

    Painted Snails, Cuban Land Snails, Polymita picta, shellsimage credit: hyperion327


    5 comments:

    Anonymous said...

    They are beautiful, but it seems the pretty paint would make it easier for predators to find them.

    CarlyB said...

    I'm assuming it's meant to be a warning signal that these guys don't taste too good or are poisonous though I'm not 100% sure! You know, much like caterpillars and other creatures do? :)

    Anonymous said...

    Awesome... they look like little ornaments

    Lara said...

    Also I haven't commented before but I thought I'd just mention that I really love your blog, it really cheers me up (I love nature) :)

    CarlyB said...

    @Lara
    thank you so much! I'm so happy that you enjoy it :)

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