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Track & ask questions
Tracking snail trails
On a damp morning or evening, when snails and slugs are most active, search likely spots such as flowerbeds, fences, walls, leaf litter and log piles for the silvery, dried mucus trails they leave beh
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- Safety notes
Inspired by The New Amateur Naturalist, p. 39. All sources →
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