Brown garden snails (Cantareus aspersus/Cornu aspersum) in a hibernaculum - Irvine, California.
Hi.ber.nac.u.lum
Origin: Latin word hibernare
Literal meaning: winter residence
Practical meaning: a protected space that animals use as a shelter
for hybernation during prolonged periods of inclement weather.
Literal meaning: winter residence
Practical meaning: a protected space that animals use as a shelter
for hybernation during prolonged periods of inclement weather.
Gardeners, what do you do when you see a population of snails in a hibernaculum?
If I saw a population of snails in a hibernaculum, I would get my camera. I like your photograph. I have a hibernaculum for the toads or frogs. But I think a little mouse has taken residence in it.
ReplyDeleteIt depends of what kind of snails I find, if they were Helix pomatia they would be welcome but others.....well I think I won't be
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