Levantine field snail
The Levantine field snail lives in the Levant, the lands at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. It looks like a garden snail, only smaller and usually lighter in colour. It is clever about weather: it sleeps through the hot dry summer and comes out when the rain arrives.
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Fun facts
During the dry season it hides in the ground and stays still for months.
It wakes up after the first rains in late autumn.
It is busy all through the winter, when its home is cool and wet.
In spring, when the rainy season ends, it goes back to sleep again.
Most asked questions about Levantine field snail
?What does the Levantine field snail do in summer?
It sleeps in the ground through the dry summer and wakes up when the first rain comes in autumn.
?Is it the same as a garden snail?
No, but they are close relatives. It is smaller and usually lighter in colour.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Helix engaddensis
- Group
- Snails, slugs and worms
- Family
- Helicidae
- Classification
- Gastropoda > Stylommatophora > Helicidae
- Lives on
- Asia
Where the facts come from
- Helix engaddensis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Plegadis. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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