Snail Trail by danob
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This is for Ilona who just loves Snails!! She asked me to take a close up of this small snail from her garden about the size of a thumb nail taken with an MP-E 65mm Macro lens set to x3 life size magnification Tripod 1/5th sec @ f11 iso 800
Most Molluscs are sea creatures but Land snails have one adaptation enabling land snails and slugs to survive on land is their ability to produce plenty of slimy mucous. If you've watched a land snail or a slug moving across a dry surface, you may have noticed that it left a silvery trail. This trail is mucous the creature lays down beneath it as it travels Land snails and slugs move upon a layer of mucous.
This mucous in wonderful stuff. For one thing, it prevents moisture in the animals' bodies from being soaked up by the dry terrain being traveled across. Also, it protects the animal's fleshy underparts from sharp objects. Snails and slugs can actually glide across the sharpest razor blade without cutting themselves.
Thankyou Ilona for all the time you have spent on redoing my website and for those of you who care to look check out all the hard work she has done it does look fantastic thankyou so much XX
Digitalartzone
Comments (27)
nattarious
WOW! What a bubbley snail!!!! Awesome closeup and macro.. Love the GUEY thingy! :)) Nice colours and contrast.. Thanks for the post :) and have a nice day my friend :) VOTE!!!
Nath06
Perfect macro!!! Splendid... Bravo :)
aangus
Lubbly yummy mucous, delightful (pass the salt please).
CDBrugg
how apetizing - lol
RodolfoCiminelli
Impressive macro of great detail and definition....!!!!! V
Valerie-Ducom
wowwwww!!!Very beautifully and impressiv done my friend. Excellent. Aloha
iaacf
What a nice capture of this so impopular animal.. Althought I don''t hate snails, I can easily understand why some people hate them.. the detail of this pic speak for themselves..
jared99
An excellent piece of photography, and quite gross I might add. :)
kansas
Great photo, but I know how they can destroy the lettuce in the garden. Slugs too.
Blush
Very interesting......and you captured this photo very well.......he sure is bubbly though... And thanks for the info I didn't know all that until now.....thanks for your comment on my image it was most welcomed:) Vote n hugs Susan~
vlaaitje
ahhhhh you post this one....yep snails are my house pets, you saw how many I had in my hand...I just have to look between my plants....lol...very interesting all the details....just perfect....and about your website I did all with love....and I agree it looks perfect now....a lot work, but it was worth it...
Laelia
Excellent macro..not impopular for me and others.. It's natural.. and yet last time to live for the snails now before warm ( hot !!) summer .. Thanks for that great pic q:) Magali
Richardphotos
I will take your word about razors but they tend to leave a mess in their wake. the more I see of these type of lenses the more I want one. incredible macro
pm_hackworth
Very uhhhhh....attrative for a snail! LOL!
SophiaDeer
Excellent close up of a snail!
claudialee
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! (PER ZACKO) One night we turned the car lights on and the tree in front of us looked as thought it ws made of crystal. The next four years I salted over 4,000 of the uckies, but not before that had killed several 100 yr old trees. Well, HUGS to you anyway!!!!!!
WandM
You explained a secret to me. Never too old to learn ;) Thanks.
sharky_
Wow..Fantantastic colors and macro. Aloha
jcv2
Incredible to see how nature has provided for them the means to live their lives, slimy creatures by design! Impressive work and dedi, Danny, very fascinating and sweet!
maggiemai
So interesting! I never knew this...thank you for the explanation underneath this very yucky creature...hehe Excellent macro however and cudos to Ilona for a beautiful job on your wonderful website! :-) V
GiveMe
Now this is a closeup. beautiful detals and clarity. Tks Danny :^)
Punaguy
Brilliant macro here Dan..man, your right in the slime here! Aloha!
tommorules
Yyyyyyyyuck!! Fair play to Ilona for liking these - I guess she doesn't grow lettuces in the veggie patch!!
tmathise
Ewww, nasty! Excellent snail's eye-view macro photography though! Marvelous work in fact! Have a most excellent weekend Danny!
borsy
Excellent detail!!
ascrazy
wow, fantastic shot:-)
nathalie06
So great and funny ! The bubbles of the Snail ;o)))) a stuning macro as always. Never seen that before, at this distance ;o)))) Ilona love Snails ? I love them too... and not just cooking ;o))) I know I'm awful, but snails are so good to eat too ! Froggies and Snailies then for the french ;o)))))