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Once again I bring you a mini photo shoot, this time it is of an African snail, I know that many will be surprised and say "Natali that's disgusting! How can you handle that thing? I know very well that this peculiar species is not very well accepted within the ecosystem even by society so to speak, as it is considered a pest that reproduces very quickly and can even cause disease if not eradicated in time in the places where this snail usually frequents.
El nombre científico de este caracol es Achatina fulica, una especie que ha sido introducida en paises como Colombia, Perú, Brasil, Venezuela y demás países tropicales, en sí es considerada una especie invasora que puede lograr perjudicar todo el ecosistema que lo rodea, sin embargo su introducción a los países tropicales fue más alla por un toque de marketing en mi opinión, no se si recuerdan esas propagandas que ofrecían un "producto milagroso de baba de caracol" que según servia para limpiar impurezas, regenerar la piel entre otros supuestos beneficios, ésta misma publicidad engañosa no tuvo mucho éxito en el mercado, dejando a este caracol en un nuevo mundo listo para reproducirse a su antojo.
The scientific name of this snail is Achatina fulica, a species that has been introduced in countries such as Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela and other tropical countries, in itself is considered an invasive species that can harm the entire ecosystem that surrounds it, however its introduction to tropical countries was more for a touch of marketing in my opinion, I don't know if you remember those advertisements that offered a "miraculous product of snail slime" that according to it served to clean impurities, regenerate the skin among other supposed benefits, this same misleading publicity was not very successful in the market, leaving this snail in a new world ready to reproduce at will.
Sin embargo, debo decir que desconocía todo el origen de este caracol al momento de tomarlo y capturarlo para las fotos...
However, I must say that I did not know the whole origin of this snail at the time of taking it and capturing it for the photos....
La verdad parece una pequeña mini mascota, que realmente me agradó en su momento disfrutar.
It really looks like a little mini pet, which I really enjoyed at the time.
But do not be fooled, although its shell is usually nice and pleasing to the eye, usually brings consequences in everything, if you manage to see this species it is advisable to take it with gloves, place it in a basin with water and salt and then incinerate it and destroy any trace of it, as it turns out to be quite infectious.
PD: El caracol lo devolví al mismo jardín donde lo había encontrado, para el momento no tenía conocimiento sobre él dentro de su ecosistema y como afectaba su entorno.
PS: I returned the snail to the same garden where I had found it, for the moment I had no knowledge about it within its ecosystem and how it affected its environment.
Espero les guste mi sesión de fotos, 😊 gracias por leer
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Edición: Snapseed
Fecha: 12/11/2020
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