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Snail trees !!!

Discussion in 'Macro, Flowers, Insects, and Greenery' started by Panos Kazanelis, Apr 29, 2005.

  1. Panos Kazanelis

    Panos Kazanelis

    4,657
    Feb 22, 2005
    Athens Greece
    OK OK I din't know where to start this post, so here it is...
    SNAIL TREES :shock:

    original.
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    Panos Kazanelis, Apr 29, 2005
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  2. Flew

    Flew

    994
    Jan 25, 2005
    Alabama
    Uh Panos, snails don't grow on trees, do they?? :roll:

    This has to be a trick.... :lol:

    Can you give us a little detail here?

    Frank
     
    Flew, Apr 29, 2005
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  3. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

    30,902
    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    Interesting shots for sure Panos but why are the snails in the branches. Never seen this before.
     
    greyflash, Apr 29, 2005
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  4. Gale

    Gale

    978
    Jan 26, 2005
    Viera Fl
    Those snails are a royal pain in the can in the garden.

    They will kill your garden. Had to use snail bait in mine.

    Good shots Panos.

    Thanks for sharing.
     
    Gale, Apr 29, 2005
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  5. Chris101

    Chris101

    34,611
    Feb 2, 2005
    Arizona
    Wow - that is an excellent find! the snails have climbed the shrubs, probably to escape flooding. Every time I irrigate snails climb up onto my porch, and I've seen them on tree trunks as well. The look of these shots is really wonderful. Thanks!
     
    Chris101, Apr 30, 2005
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  6. Panos Kazanelis

    Panos Kazanelis

    4,657
    Feb 22, 2005
    Athens Greece
    Frank, Gordon, it's exactly what Chris said... they are trying to escape the rising of the water on the sides of the lagoon, especially when it rains, so they climb up there, but then the sun comes out and they get "cooked". 8)
    So, these are dead snails and they are millions of them... :shock:
     
    Panos Kazanelis, Apr 30, 2005
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  7. Flew

    Flew

    994
    Jan 25, 2005
    Alabama
    Well, as Chris said, excellent catch. Certainly not your run-of-the-mill shot.

    Where is Limassol Lagoon?

    Regards,

    Frank
     
    Flew, Apr 30, 2005
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  8. Panos Kazanelis

    Panos Kazanelis

    4,657
    Feb 22, 2005
    Athens Greece
    Well, Limassol lagoon is at Cyprus. It is 5 miles form the town of Limassol.

    Now Cyprus is the south-easterest border of European Union since May 1st 2004 the day that Cyprus enter the EUzone. It's a small island (9,250 sq km) close to Middle East, the main language is Greek, and it is populated by Greek/Cypriots (nationality Greeks). In 1974, Turkey invated Cyprus and since then occupies some 28% of the island. That has created some horrifying political disputes but the worst thing is the ENORMOUS deifference between the two economies.

    Cyprus itself has the second best economy in the world with GDP: $44000+ USD and a GDP Growth Rate: 4.60% with Population in Poverty: 0.00%
    Cypriot pound is the "most expensive currency" in the world for the last decades (1 CYP=2.2 USD)
    [Currency Exchange Rate History: Cypriot pounds per US dollar - 0.44076 (2005), 0.50009 (2004), 0.57138 (2003), 0.6518 (January 2002), 0.6427 (2001), 0.6208 (2000), 0.5423 (1999), 0.5170 (1998), 0.5135 (1997)] ...!!!

    As for the weather... summer starts April and ends late November...

    Well, that's a general view...
     
    Panos Kazanelis, Apr 30, 2005
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  9. daodang

    daodang

    1,901
    Feb 1, 2005
    Montreal Quebec Canada
    Panos,

    Nice and well composed pictures. Thanks for capturing and sharing an interesting behavior. Good free from paying and cooking meal. Wonderbar :D :D .
     
    daodang, Apr 30, 2005
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  10. PhotoDawg

    PhotoDawg

    2,495
    Jan 25, 2005
    Huntsville, Alabama
    WHOA!! Never seen that before!! Cool shots Panos!! :D :D :D
     
    PhotoDawg, Apr 30, 2005
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  11. Harry S.

    Harry S.

    3,624
    Mar 20, 2005
    Vienna, AUSTRIA
    Funny shrubs you have in Cyprus :lol: but excellently captured.
    I have to consult our botanists to find out whether this species is endemic or wide spread :D
    Fine to be back in the forum after shaking off all the work that had accummulated lately.
    Cheers
     
    Harry S., May 2, 2005
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