She is holding a handful of empty Polymita picta shells, a brightly colored land snail that is endemic to the mountain forests of the region. I never did see one alive but was absolutely thrilled to see so many shells in person.
Aren’t they gorgeous? They are considered to be one of the most, if not THE most beautiful snail genus in the world. I like snails in general and have a hard enough time killing them in my garden. I usually just move them to another area. Bad strategy, I know. But if they were as beautiful as these, I might have to give up altogether.
“Okay, you can have the kale.”
Oh Gayla, they are so beautiful! I have some sea shells that look kind of like these, but not that gorgeous yellow. Just stunning.
And to think that they’re salad killing machines. Such a shame.
Were the inhabitants of the pretty shells the same pretty yellow?
Those are great looking.
those ARE beautiful! why can’t all of the “pests” in our gardens look so lovely?! then maybe we wouldn’t consider them pests; technicality.