Vineyard Snails
Clinging to green wire fencing,
Thousands of tiny, almost white
Shells basked in Boisson sunlight,
Forming an army, a stupefying display;
Yet dormant in late summer heat’s deprivation,
The vineyard snails clutched in a state of aestivation…
Pete Ray
September 2018
Unusual sight near Boisson, Le Gard, France.
Clinging to fencing and plants, the vineyard snails offered a fine display.
Used in soup and in Spanish tapas bars, these snails are apparently common in Provence.
Aestivation is a state of hibernation or being dormant and the Latin name for this type of snail is
Cernuella Virgata…
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