Adorable Snails

[osprey_archer]

A link for you: The Most Amazing Up-Close Snail Photos You'll Ever See.

Actually, probably the only up-close snail photos you'll ever see, because how often do people say "Hey snail, time for your close up!"

This is clearly a result of silly anti-snail prejudice, because as these photos show, snails are adorable. I particularly like the shot of the snail perched precariously on the end of a twig, peering at a bubble; and of course the snails sitting atop mushrooms are total winners.

Comments

[carmarthen.livejournal.com]

Actually, probably the only up-close snail photos you'll ever see, because how often do people say "Hey snail, time for your close up!"

...surprisingly often, in my circle of invertebrate-loving macrophotographers, actually. I get REALLY EXCITED about snails, because unlike insects they cannot fucking fly away right when you've got focus.

Those are great photos, though.

[entwashian.livejournal.com]

THEY HAVE EYESTALKS. HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THEM? THAT IS SO COOL!

[bunn.livejournal.com]

OMG. Hold on tight, bubble-loving snail! You are so beautiful, I do not want you to fall off your twig and drown!

I think Snail With the Orange Floating Flower is my favorite although xe also has an element of peril about xim.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I *love* these photos--I saw them over on tumblr. Taken together, they seem to tell some story. The snails seem so expressive and the colors are so bright!

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

I know! Snails are totally adorable.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

I know! Both those snails look like they're in imminent danger of falling into the water. But snails are sticky, right? Clearly something is holding them to those precarious perches.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Yes! They're happy snail pictures. I like the ones with two snails, too, where it looks like they're communing.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Snail photos seem to have a lot of advantages over butterfly photos. The adorable little creatures will SIT STILL and BEHAVE!

[carmarthen.livejournal.com]

Snails are frustratingly shiny and 3D, though, which can be challenging for focus and depth of field. But at least you have time to experiment with settings!

[dineru.livejournal.com]

Those are cute pictures indeed! Somehow snails are adorable and slugs gross me out; it's completely illogical...

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Slugs are pretty horrible. I think the lack of shell makes their slimy bodies seem too slimy? Whereas with snails, the contrast with the shell makes them seem less slimy.

[dineru.livejournal.com]

Something like that! Snails have a reassuring shape because of the shell, where slugs are just SQUISHY EVERYWHERE.