Depending on where you live, you may know these snails as Burgundy, Roman, or edible snails. Yes, that last name acknowledges that these garden dwellers are often prepared as a food item, usually called ‘escargot’—the French word for ‘snail.’ In late spring and early summer, the adult snails will lay eggs and cover them up, leaving the young to hatch and survive on their own. Given that the adult snail in our photo is 1.5 inches tall, it puts the juvenile snail’s size into perspective.
From garden to table?
Today in History
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Diwali
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Listening to the sea
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New Year s Eve in Sydney, Australia
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Ingenuity in action on the Santa Monica Pier
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A stunning national park in winter white
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The fantastic winter fox
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A state-of-the-art lookout on the Rock of Gibraltar
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Methow Valley, North Cascades, Washington
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Upstate autumn
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Shark Fin Cove, California
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75 years of the United Nations
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International Sloth Day
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Góða ólavsøku, from the Faroes!
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Ronda, Spain
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World Oceans Day
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It s Census Day—make it count
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Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
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Explorer of the sea
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Fly me to the moon
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Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York
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Ceremony Hall at Sweden s Icehotel
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Best fronds forever
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A predator at risk
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Birthplace of Roman emperors
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Dance of the egret
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International Jazz Day
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Winter in England s Cotswolds
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Two rocks and a heart spot