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asterwild · 4 months

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There are three species commonly known as giant African land snails -- Lissachatina fulica, Achatina achatina, and Archachatina marginata. Although some popular photos of them online make them appear even larger than life, their title of "giant" is well-earned. All three regularly reach 7-8 inches in length, and larger specimens have been documented.

#id in alt #snails #giant land snail #animal art #digital art #nature art #illustration #''those are real'' series #i assume everyone on tumblr has at least seen that one photo of a girl holding a giant snail that looks strikingly similar to a rabbit #definitely a bit of perspective trickery in that photo to make it look enormous at first glance but they are genuinely as big as your hand #anyway they're also invasive pests in a lot of the world in part due to the pet trade

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