Thanks Millarca!
30 Sep 2010
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26 Sep 2010
A giant snail in the main gallery...
'Patrons were surprised to find a giant snail
in the main gallery of the National Arts Club'
by matte stephen
Achatinidae - the giant snail
The largest known land gastropod is the African giant
snail (Achatina achatina, bottom); the largest recorded specimen
measured 39.3 cm (15.5 in) in length, and weighed exactly 900 g (2 lb)
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Achatina from 'Brehms Tierleben' - a reference book, first published
in the 1860s, which made its author, Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829–1884)
in the 1860s, which made its author, Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829–1884)
25 Sep 2010
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22 Sep 2010
Botanical and zoological drawings....
'Nelumbo lutea, American lotus and Triodopsis albolabri, snail'
Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram
21 Sep 2010
20 Sep 2010
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