Grove Snail ( Cepaea nemoralis ) by larose forest photos

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16-OCT-2014	Christine Hanrahan

This attractively coloured snail appears to be climbing toward the tiny spider who is looking down at him.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/60s f/2.8 at 108.0mm iso160 full exif

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Alla Gilbourd		08-Dec-2016 11:32
Wonderful capture! Love colours and framing. V

MarcViskens		17-Jan-2015 20:16
very very pretty Christine

Lindsey		14-Jan-2015 13:46
Nice capture of an intriguing scene! Just curious, but did these two end up actually interacting? It almost looks like the spider is waiting in ambush for the snail. ~BV~

Bernard Bosmans		10-Dec-2014 02:53
Beautiful capture, such great colours. V.

Fabienne		22-Nov-2014 22:33
C'est une image splendide avec ces couleurs. L'escargot a une très jolie pose.

Alexander Kazakov		14-Nov-2014 10:49
Lovely! BV!!!!

Pierre		13-Nov-2014 13:57
Une très belle composition sur un arrière-plan splendide! V

Irene Wehrli		13-Nov-2014 11:07
Oh my - it's not easy to carry up your house on your back... What a great capture! Irene

Ika Zinka Eferl		13-Nov-2014 07:58
Very beautiful!V

Ann Pettigrew		12-Nov-2014 23:50
Wow! this is beautiful, Christine, and you even got the little spider in there, too. I have never seen colorful land snails around here. Great work! V

laine		12-Nov-2014 23:18
a very effective comp, Christine...GMV

globalgadabout		12-Nov-2014 22:31
there's an odd couple...the spider looks so nimble compared to the burdened snail...

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		12-Nov-2014 22:25
Splendid picture.

Patrick Goossens		12-Nov-2014 22:23
What a lovely photo. Matching colors.

Carl Carbone		12-Nov-2014 22:19
Beautiful shot! Wow.

Jean Chiasson		12-Nov-2014 22:09
Lovely scene and light Christine big vote

Helen Betts		12-Nov-2014 22:05
Such an unusual color, and perfect against that background. Great that you also got the spider looking down at him. V.

Terry Sprague		12-Nov-2014 21:44
Fantastic capture. V

pascal		12-Nov-2014 21:24
Hooooo ! Awesome picture. Well seen !

Karen Stuebing		12-Nov-2014 21:24
What a beautiful creature. I love the color of the shell. V.

Hank Vander Velde		12-Nov-2014 21:12
Excellent find and well captured macro image Christine. Great complimentary bg too.

Jim Coffman		12-Nov-2014 21:08
Wow, this is really nice,Christine! Very well done..

Guest		12-Nov-2014 21:00
A pendant citrine jewel, gorgeous gorgeous. V

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