Cornu aspersum

Cornu aspersum

Garden snail

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Mollusca
• Class: Gastropoda

• Order: Stylommatophora
• Family: Helicidae
• Genus: Cornu

• Species: Cornu aspersum

They are found naturally in temperate and subtropical climates, particularly in the Mediterranean region. They're usually seen after raining.

Some interesting facts of garden snails are: -Mating is nocturnal and lasts from 4-12 hours during which time mutual fertilization occurs via the exchange of sperm. -A garden snail will create mucus like slime as it travels, and using its single long foot they can even climb up walls on this slime!

Snails are natures clean-up crews and recyclers. As such, they are a key player in the decomposition process and help to recycle and circulate nutrients into and through the soil, through burrowing, their faeces, dead bodies and shells.