It’s an obsession’: one man and his family on a mission to save Europe’s glutinous #snail

"The snails have been driven to extinction in England by the poor quality of the country’s freshwater bodies. Pollutants from agriculture and industry have ruined their habitats in ponds, ditches, lakes and streams. The lake in Gwynedd in which Hughes is partially submerged hosts the last remaining wild population of glutinous snails in Britain."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/29/ian-hughes-conservation-glutinous-snail

#InvertebrateConservation #WaterPollution #Snails

slowly working on this lava snail. shell is still unfinished but will be added eventually.

unfortunately the “toucan sprinkles” chenille yarn i bought from hobbii is of poor quality and keeps shedding, so i cannot sell this one.

Bitsy for scale.

(pattern is Giant snail by Megan Lapp aka Crafty Intentions, made with chenille yarn.) #crochet #dogsOfMastodon #craftyIntentions #snail #craftodom #crafty

A snail of some sort!

Grove snail (maybe invasive)

#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #photography #snail #snails #gastropod #gastropods

Grove snail (maybe native)

#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #photography #snail #snails #gastropod #gastropods

Grove snail (maybe invasive)

#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #photography #snail #snails #gastropod #gastropods