Teeny Tiny Snail

I found this chap on Monday morning, on a hiding to nothing (scaling my Phoenix canariensis). There's a theory (that may be somewhat bollocks) that cuteness is a selective advantage in juvenile animals, and that cute babies are less likely to be eaten/killed/chucked in a bowl of salt than their uglier counterparts.

I can confirm that this is true for invertebrates too.


It was under 1cm long. And because I'm a big softie, I took the little chap to the compost heap, where he'll be happily munching through the semi-liquid spinach I found in the back of the fridge on Tuesday.