[2/2] Smalls from the Ruta del Cares (PR-PNPE 3) trail in Parque Nacional de los Picos de Europa. Helicella itala | the heath snail is a native land snail (📷1); during hot, dry periods it climbs up vegetation & seals itself inside its shell to avoid overheating & dehydration. Dianthus hyssopifolius | the fringed pink is native to ES, PT & FR (📷2); it’s well adapted to rocky alpine environments. Pinguicula grandiflora | the large-flowered butterwort is another native (📷3); the flower is atypically large for a butterwort. Not all the smalls we noticed were living: being limestone country, some of the rocks contained the bodies of marine animals fossilised millions of years ago (📷4). Tectonic uplift transformed an ancient shallow sea into mountains!

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