Snails, mussels and other molluscs

[Maximilian]

As I thought, those animals also deserve a dedicated thread but couldn't find one, I opened up this one.
Post your photos of snails, mussels and other molluscs here and enjoy this sometimes a bit slippery topic

Here is a wonderfully posing Roman snail (helix pomatia), aka. escargot.
Last photo with a bit too much back focus, as the AF was more interested in the shell
R6m2@500mm, f/16m 1/500, ISO2000-6400
The high shutter speed was not because it was a racing snail , but because on that day I was focussed on birds and dragonflies

 

[Maximilian]

A common octopus (octopus vulgaris), taken years ago in the aquarium of the Wilhelma, the zoo in Stuttgart.
I didn't own a Canon DSLR at that time. This was taken with a FinePix E900. Not bad for such an old tool.
f/3.9, 1/7, ISO400, JPEG SOOC.

 

[Click]

Cool thread. I really like your pictures.

 

[Click]

The high shutter speed was not because it was a racing snail , but because on that day I was focussed on birds and dragonflies

 

[Maximilian]

Cool thread. I really like your pictures.

Thanks for the compliments, Click. I had this nice pics and didn't know where to put best.

 

[Maximilian]

Some kind of sea snail at a harbour mole in Crete.
It could be a banded dye-murex (hexaplex trunculus), but that was just a result of my quick and dirty search in the www.
100D, EF85/1.8, f/8, 1/160, ISO160

 

[Maximilian]

The large red slug (arion rufus) is the nightmare of farmers and gardeners.
But I didn't know that it is threatened and in some regions displaced by the Spanish slug (arion vulgaris).
I found that one in the middle of the forest, so I had no fear for my garden

 

[cooldood]

This thread seems to be moving slowly.
Sorry it had to be said

 

[Maximilian]

This thread seems to be moving slowly.
Sorry it had to be said

For sure. But as I said: "I had this nice pics and didn't know where to put best."
Yet hope you like them.

 

[Click]

Good subjects for practicing panning technique.

Nice shots, Maximilian.

 

[cooldood]

jump JUMP JUMP

 

[Click]

"It's too high for me...."

I really like your series. Well done, cooldood.

 

[Maximilian]

Now it gets really slippery

 

[EricN]

jump JUMP JUMP
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never thought I would see a cute snail!

 

[EricN]

Now it gets really slippery

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I've never seen this... very interesting!

 

[Click]

I've never seen this... very interesting!

+1

Very nice shots, Maximilian.

 

[ISv]

+1

Very nice shots, Maximilian.

The sexual life of the Garden snails

 

[EricN]

The sexual life of the Garden snails

I hear RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye is popular for this genre

 

[Maximilian]

Can anybody tell me why snails always go up the wall, although they then dry out and die there?
This 7mm little one was already more than 3 m high, so I couldn't save it without a ladder.

 

[Click]

Here are some answers to your question

9 Reasons Why Snails Climb Up Your House – And How To Stop Them In Their Slimy Tracks

If you’ve got snails climbing up the walls of your house, you probably want to know why they do this. Surely they must have a reason other than a fondness for heights? I did a

www.backyardpests.com

Nice shot.