Most mornings we put out crushed maize for the Doves. This morning there was a sudden 15mm downpour which chased the Doves away. After the rain stopped a couple of Giant African Land Snails came out of the undergrowth and took over. Giant African Land Snails | Alan Cole | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/50981351588/in/datetaken-public/> K5 & HD 55-300 @ 55mm. Alan C

Very nice image. Just how Big are these "Giant" snails. Are they edible, and, if so, are they part of local cuisine? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 6:58 AM Alan C <cole@lantic.net> wrote: > Most mornings we put out crushed maize for the Doves. This morning there > was a sudden 15mm downpour which chased the Doves away. After the rain > stopped a couple of Giant African Land Snails came out of the > undergrowth and took over. > > Giant African Land Snails | Alan Cole | Flickr > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/50981351588/in/datetaken-public/ > > > > K5 & HD 55-300 @ 55mm. > > Alan C > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. >

They look gargantuan. And dangerous if I read it correctly. Some kind of parasite in their slime? Toine On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 at 12:57, Alan C <cole@lantic.net> wrote: > > Most mornings we put out crushed maize for the Doves. This morning there > was a sudden 15mm downpour which chased the Doves away. After the rain > stopped a couple of Giant African Land Snails came out of the > undergrowth and took over. > > Giant African Land Snails | Alan Cole | Flickr > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/50981351588/in/datetaken-public/> > > K5 & HD 55-300 @ 55mm. > > Alan C > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

According to Wikipedia "edible if cooked properly". In Taiwan they're "a delicacy among the traditional drinking snacks." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achatina_fulica#Human_use They're also a serious invasive species pest in the U.S. and other places. On 2/26/2021 12:06:10, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Very nice image. > Just how Big are these "Giant" snails. Are they edible, and, if so, are > they part of local cuisine? > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 6:58 AM Alan C <cole@lantic.net> wrote: > >> Most mornings we put out crushed maize for the Doves. This morning there >> was a sudden 15mm downpour which chased the Doves away. After the rain >> stopped a couple of Giant African Land Snails came out of the >> undergrowth and took over. >> >> Giant African Land Snails | Alan Cole | Flickr >> < >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/50981351588/in/datetaken-public/ >>> >> >> K5 & HD 55-300 @ 55mm. >> >> Alan C >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question.