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Old 06-21-2013, 07:21 AM
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What kind of snail is this?

He's a hitchhiker. Never seen 'em before, just appeared on the glass this evening. Ugly little bastard, too.

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Old 06-21-2013, 07:24 AM
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cowrie.
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Old 06-21-2013, 07:26 AM
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really?

weird! Thanks for the quick ID.
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Old 06-21-2013, 02:09 PM
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Yeah, probably a Ringed Cowrie. That's a great hitchhiker!
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Old 06-21-2013, 04:06 PM
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cowries are neat snails, he will retract his 'ugly' covering if disturbed and
expose his nice shiny shell. i have a gold ring hitcher ive had for years
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Old 06-21-2013, 05:12 PM
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I've paid 5$ for one of those before.
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