Theo Bosboom / Common limpets (Patella vulgata) hit by a big wave from the Atlantic ocean at the coast of Crohy head, Donegal, Ireland. November 2017
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Nigel Cattlin / Eggs of Golden apple snail / Channelled apple snail (Pomacea caniculata) in a Rice (Oryza sativa) paddy, Luzon, Philippines
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Shane Gross / Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) juvenile feeding on algae growing on Seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) blades. Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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Georgette Douwma / Nudibranch (Chromodoris willani) with a scale worm. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Shane Gross / A small aggreggation of queen conch (Lobatus gigas) off Cat Island, Bahamas
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Shane Gross / Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) laying eggs in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, Exuma, Bahamas.
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Philippe Clement / Lined top shells (Phorcus lineatus) in a rock pool, Normandy, France, June
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Philippe Clement / Lined top shells (Phorcus lineatus) and Common european limpets (Patella vulgata) in a rock pool, Normandy, France, June.
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Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Periwinkle snails (Littoraria) climbing up Mangrove (Rhizophora) roots at lowtide, Daintree, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.
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Steve Downer / Juvenile Common frog (Rana temporaria) on back of a Common snail (Cornu aspersum), UK, June.
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Steve Downer / Juvenile Common frog (Rana temporaria) on back of a Common snail (Cornu aspersum), UK, June.
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Theo Bosboom / Limpets (Patellidae) exposed at low tide on the coast of Playa de Ursa, Portugal. Finalist in the Animals in their Environment Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Competiti...
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Brian Bevan / Two Giant african snails (Achatina fulica) emerging from their shells and looking around, UK. Captive.
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John Waters / Timelapse of flies and a slug on a Common stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus), Mendips, Somerset, UK, July.
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Steve Downer / Close up of a Black slug (Arion ater agg.) feeding on a Plantain lily (Hosta) leaf, Birmingham, England, UK, August.
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Steve Downer / Black slug (Arion ater agg.) feeding on a dead Yellow slug (Limax flavus), Birmingham, England, UK, August.
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Steve Downer / Grove snail / brown lipped snail (Cepaea nemoralis) with juvenile riding on its back, Birmingham UK June.
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Steve Downer / Yellow slug (Limax flavus) back lit embryo moving around in egg case.
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Steve Downer / Slug (Species unknown) descending on slime rope from leaf. UK. June.
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Steve Downer / Yellow slug (Limax maximus) moving across bridge over road with traffic in the background. Birmingham, UK. June.
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Steve Downer / Black arion slug (Arion ater) moving, viewed from beneath showing ripples or pedal waves used for locomotion.
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Steve Downer / Yellow slug larva (Limax flavus) emerging from an egg case, controlled conditions.
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Steve Downer / Yellow slug larva (Limax flavus) emerging from an egg case, controlled conditions.
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Steve Downer / Newly hatched slug (Gastropoda) approaching a water droplet on a leaf before bursting it and retracting its eyestalks, Birmingham, England, UK. Controlled conditions.
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Steve Downer / Banded snail (Cepaea nemoralis) on rear of a backlit rose leaf, controlled conditions.
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Konrad Wothe / Giant snail (Megalobulimus) in a lowland rainforest, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco Region, Peru.
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Ammonite / Close up of a Common snail (Cornu aspersum) moving, with Woodlice (Oniscidea). Controlled conditions.
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Ingo Arndt / Land snail / Brown-lipped snail (Cepaea nemoralis) crawling over a razor blade. The constantly produced mucus is a protection shield between the sole of the snail and the razor blade whilst the snail...
Ingo Arndt / Land snail (Polymita picta) collection of shells showing variation in patterning, Cuba. Endemic species.
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Alex Mustard / Nudibranchs (Doto greenamyeri) newly described species on feather hydroids. Seraya Bay, north coast of Bali, Indonesia. Java Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Nudibranch (Flabellina pellucida) on a kelp frond with star trails. Gulen, Norway. North East Atlantic Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Nudibranch (Flabellina lineata) in aquarium, taken in the field in Gulen, Norway. North East Atlantic Ocean. Collected for scientific research.
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Alex Mustard / Nudibranch (Nembrotha cristata) climbing on a Tunicate (Polycarpa aurata) at night. This species of seaslug feeds on seasquirts. A tiny cyclopoid copepod swimming past. Yillet Yecil, Yillet Islands, M...
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Konrad Wothe / Giant land snail (Megalobulimus sp), Panguana Reserve, Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Chromodorid nudibranch (Chromodoris annae) on Sea Squirt (Polycarpa aurata) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Olga Kamenskaya / Snails (Baicalia turriformis) Lake Baikal, Russia, August.
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Alex Mustard / Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex) hitchhiking on large t-bar nudibranch (Ceratosoma trilobatum) The shrimp gains food source and protection on the toxic seaslug. Bitung, North...
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Franco Banfi / Nudibranch (Cratena peregrina) on a sponge, Ist Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean.
Jeff Rotman / Symbiotic emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex) living in the gills of a spanish nudibranch (Hexabranchus sanguineus) Red Sea, Egypt
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Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A nudibranch (Dendronotus frondosus) photographed in the field aquarium, Gulen, Norway. North East Atlantic.
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Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / Nudibranch (Flabellina nobilis) photographed in the field aquarium in Gulen, Norway. North East Atlantic Ocean.
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Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A nudibranch (Flabellina nobilis) feeding on a solitary hydroid (Tubularia indivisa), note how the hydroid is bent back as it is pulled into the nudibranch's mouth. Gulen, Bergen, Norway. North East A...
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Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A portrait of a nudibranch ( Limacia clavigera) searching for food on algae. Gulen, Norway. North East Atlantic Ocean.
Pascal Kobeh / Sea slug or nudibranch (Ardeadoris / Glossodoris cruenta) New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean.
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Nigel Cattlin / Germinating Broad bean (Vicia faba) with severe Slug (Gastropoda) damage to seed. Berkshire, England, UK. May.
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Nigel Cattlin / Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris) with closed pneumostome on grass, light grey colour variation. Berkshire, England, UK. August.
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Nigel Cattlin / Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris) on grass, tan colour variation. Berkshire, England, UK. August.
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Alex Mustard / Sacoglossan sea slug (Costasiella sp.) tiny <5mm along, on algae. Anilao, Batangas marine protected area, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Emperor shrimp (Zenopontonia rex) female rides on the back of a nudirbranch (Tambja morosa), while picking food from the seabed. Anilao, Batangas marine protected area, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Islan...
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Alex Mustard / Grey bonnet snail (Phalium glaucum) female laying a large mass of orange eggs. This egg mass has been laid by several snails. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Moon snail (Gastropoda) egg mass. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
Sergio Hanquet / Yellow umbrella slug (Tylodina perversa), two feeding on Golden sponge (Aplysina aerophoba). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Sergio Hanquet / Yellow umbrella slug (Tylodina perversa) on Golden sponge (Aplysina aerophoba). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Sergio Hanquet / Yellow umbrella slug (Tylodina perversa) feeding on Golden sponge (Aplysina aerophoba). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Sergio Hanquet / Yellow umbrella slug (Tylodina perversa) on Golden sponge (Aplysina aerophoba). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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David Hall / Sea slug (Melibe viridis) with oral hood for sifting sand in search of prey. Komodo, Indonesia.
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David Hall / Halgerda nudibranch (Halgerda batangas). Komodo, Indonesia.
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Colin Varndell / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) anvil with broken snail shells. Dorset, England, UK. April.
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Nick Upton / Great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) grazing aquatic vegetation in a garden pond, Wiltshire, UK, February.
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Nick Upton / Great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) grazing aquatic vegetation in a garden pond, Wiltshire, UK, February.
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Nick Upton / Great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) grazing aquatic vegetation in a garden pond, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Flat periwinkle (Littorina obtusata / littoralis) yellow form crawling over rocks exposed at low tide, Cornwall, UK, March.
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Cyril Ruoso / Edible snail / Escargot (Helix pomatia) in woodland. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. April.
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Cyril Ruoso / Black slug (Arion ater) eating Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis), close up. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. April.
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Free swimming juvenile spanish dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus) in the night, Kenting National Park, Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Free swimming juvenile spanish dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus) in the night, Kenting National Park, Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Bullock's hypselodoris (Hypselodoris bullockii) Xiaoliuqiu Island, Taiwan
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Caramel nudibranch (Glossodoris rufomarginata) . Xiaoliuqiu Island, Taiwan
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Dorid nudibranch (Hypselodoris maculosa) Kenting National Park, Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Dorid nudibranch (Chromodoris strigata) feedings on sponges. Kenting National Park, Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan
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Yashpal Rathore / Indrella ampulla,a large land snail in forest, Western Ghats, India.
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Dorid nudibranch (Glossodoris cincta) Kenting National Park, Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan
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Nigel Cattlin / Common garden slug (Arion distinctus) with eggs on leaf litter and ground.
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Theo Bosboom / Empty shell of Common limpet (Patella vulgata) after it was taken of a rock, opened and eaten by a seabird. Bosta beach, Lewis, Scotland. February 2018
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Theo Bosboom / Sea snail (Trochidae family) scraping the rocks for algae, in a small tidal pool, near Aljezur, Portugal. May 2017
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Theo Bosboom / Layers of colourful flysch rock partly covered with sand and with common limpets (patella vulgata) on several places, as photographed on Barinatxe beach in the Blibao region in Northeast Spain. April...
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Theo Bosboom / Slate rock covered with barnacles and Common limpets (Patella vulgata) Playa de las Cathedrales, Galicia, Northwest Spain. November 2016.
