Close up of snail (Cepaea hortensis) on leaf. The snail is a gastropod, a type of mollusc with a muscular foot and a head bearing tentacles. It has a

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Close up of snail (Cepaea hortensis) on leaf. The snail is a gastropod, a type of mollusc with a muscular foot and a head bearing tentacles. It has a shell into which it can retract when threatened.

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Photo credit: © CHRIS DAWE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: animal, biological, biology, cepaea, fauna, gastropod, hortensis, invertebrates, mollusc, snail, wildlife