Animal close-ups
Different animals - reptiles, butterflies and insects - from a close-up perspective. Showing details of the animals that often are "hidden" from the human eye, as the "fur" on the body of a butterfly.
White-lipped snail - Cepaea hortensis
Pentax K-3 • ¹⁄₈₀ sec • ƒ / 8,0 • 150 mm • ISO 800 • smc PENTAX-D FA 100mm F2.8 MACRO Sindal, North Denmark Region, Denmark The white-lipped banded snail has a glossy, smooth shell, which is typically yellow in colour but may be pink, brown or red, with up to 5 variable spiral dark bands and an obvious white lip around the aperture. Occasionally a dark-lipped form of this species may arise, which makes identification more complicated. It is similar in appearance to the brown-lipped banded snail (Cepaea nemoralis), but it has a thinner shell, with more rounded whorls (2). The body of the snail is usually greenish-grey becoming yellow towards the rear (2). Source: White-lipped banded snail (Cepaea hortensis) fact file on ARKive uuid="A25B5D35-AFB4-4857-8359-D9AE0D4A00E1" id="Denmark lilleulven.com 20150917_144945_DK_North_Denmark_Region_Sindal__www.LilleUlven.com.dng Animal Macro Lilleulven.com"
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