Results of the El Niño #SnailBlitz are in
We received 1225 observations of 49 species of land snails and slugs from over 200 citizen scientists.
The winners are:
Grand Prize: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2605863
Jose Caballero’s observation with three gastropods in one photo! Disc snail (Discus rotundatus), Arion slug (Arion hortensis), and a TINY LA-native, the vertigo snail (Vertigo sp.) taking a ride on the slug’s back.
Best Slug Photo: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2911669
Emily Han’s photo of a juvenile milky slug, (Deroceras reticulatum).
Best Snail Photo: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2903411
Jay L. Keller’s photo of a garden snail (Cornu aspersum) mob. They’re eating a eating a dead snail.
Rarest Observation: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2700739
Annette Mercer’s photo of the rare and globally imperiled slug, Hesperarion hemphilli. So rare it doesn’t even have a common name!
Honorable Mentions
Our top contributors to this project were:
Cedric Lee @cedric_lee: 159 observations
Michelle Bjornlie @flopsybunny: 74 observations
BJ Stacey @finatic: 43 observations
Ron Shilton @rshilton: 39 observations
"We’re making new and interesting discoveries from your observations. Please keep them coming!"
- Dr. Jann Vendetti, NHM Curator of Malacology
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Congratulations everyone!!!
Yes, congratulations to our winners! Also thank you @invertzoo for helping with the IDs for over 700 of the observations submitted. Your expertise is greatly appreciated. (:
@cedric_lee, you will soon outstrip me in expertise. You have a great eye and a great brain to go with it!
Thanks Susan. Maybe in a million years!
I reckon 20 or 30 years would do it!
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