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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Oud-West, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Mount Pico, Portugal
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Grand finish of Le Tour
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National Blueberry Day
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Racers pushing past sunflowers in the 2018 Tour de France
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Westerheversand Lighthouse
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The forecast calls for blooms
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Opt outside today
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The Twin Cities celebrate Pride
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Isla del Pescado on the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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Bobbing for crab apples
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Gentoo penguins in Antarctica
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New Year s Day
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World Jellyfish Day
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Through an artist s eyes
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Happy 50th for the National Trails System!
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Shhh, the movie is about to start
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Spring comes to the Palouse
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Wander the ancient medina
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Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
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Go Fly a Kite Day
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A medieval Moorish gem
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Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
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Bearded reedlings in Flevoland
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Manatee Awareness Month
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Northern hawk-owl
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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Pups of the prairie
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Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
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Saint Andrews Day