Snails like blackberries too.......

[StuartRae]

Better hurry up, or there won't be any left for me.

350D, Sigma 180mm macro, f16, 1/15 sec, ISO 100.

Regards,

Stuart

 

[Asher Kelman]

Looks gruesome, perhaps, but I wonder whether they in fact can help the seeds subsequently germinate?

Asher

 

[Winston Mitchell]

Stuart, I don't know how I missed this one. Thanks for sharing this interesting and informative image.

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I forgot to mention that your prize has been enhanced...you get to eat these too.
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[StuartRae]

I wonder whether they in fact can help the seeds subsequently germinate?

Hi Asher,
I wouldn't think they have a great effect, unless they can fly In fact I wonder how many new blackberry plants are established by sexual reproduction? Near and mid-range propogation is by means of runners, as in this image previously posted in another thread.

Stuart, I don't know how I missed this one. Thanks for sharing this interesting and informative image.

Hi Winston,
Thanks. What I find amazing is how the snail climbed so high and managed to avoid impaling itself on bramble thorns.

BTW, after I've eaten what I can, I pick the rest and introduce them to a few pints of cheap vodka. It makes a pleasant, warming drink for the long winter months.

Regards,

Stuart

 

[Winston Mitchell]

BTW, after I've eaten what I can, I pick the rest and introduce them to a few pints of cheap vodka. It makes a pleasant, warming drink for the long winter months.

Hmmm...I 'll have to try that.