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Mountain bulin

Ena montana
Eats: PlantsSnails, slugs and wormsForests and woodsNo legsNot an insect, but a bug cousin

The mountain bulin is a small land snail from Europe. Like garden snails, it breathes air and carries its shell on its back. It is quite rare in Britain, so finding one there is a real treat.

Fun fact: this one is not an insect at all, it has no legs! But kids find it on every bug hunt, so it lives in Bug Wiki too.
Lives in
Europe, from Britain and the Czech Republic east to Ukraine and Russia
Top speed
about 0.03 km/h (0.02 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Wash your hands after holding one, like after touching any wild animal.
What does it eat?
Like most land snails, it scrapes up bits of plants with its rough tongue.
For real!Photo of Mountain bulin
Picture by Francisco Welter Schultes. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

A grown-up mountain bulin weighs only about 0.2 grams, less than a single raisin.

2

It breathes with a simple lung, not with gills like snails that live in water.

3

It lives in countries such as Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia.

you asked

Most asked questions about Mountain bulin

?Where does the mountain bulin live?

In Europe, in countries such as Britain, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia.

?Is the mountain bulin dangerous?

No. It is a tiny, harmless snail.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Ena montana
Named by
Draparnaud, 1801
Group
Snails, slugs and worms
Family
Enidae
Classification
Gastropoda > Stylommatophora > Enidae
Lives on
Europe

Where the facts come from

  1. Ena montana (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Francisco Welter Schultes. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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