If you need more reasons than the obvious to grow vegetables organically, take a close look at the dirt in the garden bed. As I was out taking photos of the numerous mushrooms growing all over the garden, I saw an interesting, elongated shell. It looked like a mini version of the auger seashells I’ve found. I picked it up and got a photo, of what I thought was a shell only.
I took the photo and put the shell back into the dirt. As I was photographing the mushrooms, I noticed that a bright yellow – chartreuse really – snail had come out of the shell and was moving around. He was so cute and unique that I tried to get some good pictures to show how tiny he / she was. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a land snail with a shell like this one.
Although I searched the internet for a similar snail, I found none. He is a mystery. I keep thinking of my neighbors who cover their garden with black plastic in summer to kill all the nematodes. I wonder if they think about all the other little critters they may be killing.
If you just love snails, and want to know more about them, read this page full of info at the Welcome Wildlife site called, “All About Land Snails“.
And if you love seashells, please visit my blog where I photograph and write about the seashells I collect in my part of Florida. I am much more familiar with sea snails!
Thank you for sharing!
Hydrangeas Blue 
I have thousands in my plant pots. It came in compost soil from a plant nursery. As the soil was enriched i took some and added to my other pots.. Now these are everywhere.. Dont see any damage so far.. I think these are to make more composite and looosen the soil line earthworms. As of now not planning to kill them but if they dare to harm my plants. Will nuke them.
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I agree that they don’t seem harmful, but possibly helpful. Live and let live.
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Hey I’m Zainab from India. Today I found the same tiny yellow snail in my kitchen which you photographed. I don’t know anything about this snail. He looks so beautiful I want to pet him. But I don’t know which food they eat☹️ and I can’t find anything in the internet. But I think they eat fungus or anything waste things. Can anyone suggest me what should I do now to help him survive and grow?
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Put him outside and he will fend for himself!
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They eat decaying leaves/fruits… leave some rotten apple or soft vegetables for them to eat.
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They love used tea leaves very much
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Just got some a bunch of millipedes from someone in Florida who raised them in her compost. There were a lot of hitchhikers, including these adorable little snails. They are growing, but initially were so small I could barely see them. Presumably they hatched just after I added them to my terrarium.
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I found a bunch of these in my worm compost bin… I assumes they eat dead/composting plant matter that’s why they are there… I was worried they might eat live plants in my garden..
I will just leave them be and see what happens to the colony.. hopefully they only eat dead leaves.
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I live in Florida South Africa, and I found four of them this morning in my garden. I was stunned
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It seems they are all over. I’ll bet most people miss them because they are so tiny.
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I found them in my garden under decomposing leaves in Queens, NYC. They’re thriving in my terrarium, and good thing, as it’s getting cold out there!
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Florida for 26 years now I have a raised bad up on legs. I’ve discovered the tiny little yellow land snail by the hundreds ( overripe bananas). I believe they came in some organic soil I bought from Home Depot. I’m trying to find out if they’re harmful. My three year old pepper plants or in that container. And yes they are beautiful but I don’t want them if their destructive.
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So you have hundreds? I also buy soil from Home Depot. All I can tell you is that nothing grows in my raised bed these days. I don’t see the little snails, but my dirt doesn’t seem to be good enough to make any veggies survive. Or maybe it’s the heat. Florida is not an easy place to grow vegetables.
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It is Opeas crystallinum species of snail
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Thanks for the info.
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I found one of these under a brick in my backyard, cute little thing
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I have several.of these little land snails and im having just as much touble finding out about them. I cant find any name or result. I think they might be a new species of land snail. At least now i know im not the only one finding these cute little things!
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I have enough trouble identifying sea snails. I’m not getting into figuring out the land species! They are very interesting though. You must look very closely to see them, so good for you.
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That is a beauty, Pam!
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I have several.of these little land snails and im having just as much touble finding out about them. I cant find any name or result. I think they might be a new species of land snail. At least now i know im not the only one finding these cute little things!
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