Marking Snails in May


Collecitng with Howe

Back Patio

  • Collected with Avanil in the back lower patio
  • We found Patera perigrapta and Xolotreme sp., one Mesodon or Neohelix juvenile.
  • Collected approx 2 of each to take to the museum.
  • Marked approx 15 for the year. Marked approx 20 on - May 9 and another 15 last week.

Front Yard

  • Explored under the border blocks in the front box bush bed
  • Collected an age series of cf. Ventridens gularis to take to the museum, and one cf. Triodopsis hopeteninsis and Glyphialinia sp.
  • Saw 3 Limax - leopard slugs juv.
  • Many microsnails—need to collect in the future.