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For this past fall's Environmental Educators Alliance of Georgia meeting, I
put together a workshop with on-line teacher resources and class activities
(http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/~aedwards/EEAG/). One of the mollusc activities
was tracking garden snails (follow the link to shells and on to the
tracking garden snails page). The one thing I did notice was that in
different areas you had to use different types of cover to attract the land
snails. For me - enamel pans worked better. I think they liked the higher
humidity and also grazing on the algae that grew on the pans! I have also
heard of using garden scraps to attract snails on a sidewalk so that you
can number them.
Amy
PS If anyone trys this let me know how it works.
>I'm not disagreeing with anybody here, and I have to admit there are a lot
>more exciting things to do... but I also secretly go outside after a good
>rain here in FL and watch the snails cross the sidewalk... last time there
>were 32 within a 2 square foot section of concrete! <laughing> Marine
>species are another matter... most of them darned ugly 'til ya clean 'em
>up. :) I really enjoy that part... sort of resembles making a silk
>purse out of a sow's ear in some cases... revealing the beauty beneath all
>that ocean gunk. ;) Geez now everyone knows how totally weird I
>am... I watch snails and like cleaning shells!
>
>Nancy
Amy Edwards, Program Coordinator ------ [log in to unmask]
Georgia Museum of Natural History -------- phone (706) 542-4137
University of Georgia -------- FAX 706-542-3920
Athens, GA 30602-1882 -------- http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/
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