Last post of this year, I might as well contribute to InverteFest. I was kinda worried that I wouldn't finish it on time, but here we are!
Remember to take joy in little things.
Escargot de Bourgogne - Chez la plupart des escargots, la spirale de leur coquille tourne vers la droite. Cependant, à cause d'une mutation génétique rare, certains escargot ont leur coquille qui tournent vers la gauche. Malheureusement, ces individus ne peuvent se reproduire qu'avec des congénères ayant la même mutation, car tous leurs organes sont alignés du même côté, ce qui empêche la reproduction de deux individus n'ayant pas la coquille dans le même sens.
Facebook reminded me of this 😀 I took the video seven years ago (excuse the poor quality). These snails are part of my parents’ snail dynasty. When my brother and me were little, we picked up a bunch of snails during a walk once and released them in our parents’ garden. Ever since then they’ve had a stable amount of snails. Mom sometimes complains cause they eat her plants, but overall coexistence works just fine ^_^