Pori is impatient. Minute one: nothing. Minute six: still nothing. Minute eleven: the garden snail finally arrives, and it's worth it. (The 11 minutes are a story, not a measurement.)
Garden snails come out when it's moist. They move on a layer of mucus, carried by waves of muscle contractions along their foot. If you watch closely, you can see the waves.
Patience is one of the things nature teaches best. The longer you look, the more you see.
Found in this clip
- Garden snailCornu aspersum
- Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctatahidden in the clip
Try it outside
On a damp evening, look for snails on a garden wall or a park path with someone from your family. Choose one and watch how it moves for a few minutes. Look, don't touch.
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