The Magical World Of Snails... I Will Never Look At One The Same Way Again

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Before today, I generally viewed snails as slow moving, slimy, meaningless creatures. Thanks to Ukrainian photographer Vyacheslav Mishchenko's stunning close ups, I now see their beauty. I will never look at a snail the same way again...</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzC1OcU-WMp03Rn5HrE5fdw6zhcpbf89RrySuYlP8g1rdKMmU2eVl4Zo2EZlFhYZg9TuuVN1cQOIQrlbfTvQoxOiby0L3WFBuHK94Oy1ng7NUjiwHfoBHTjlOngqC3ZkDJy-qtIxxDk8Ux/s1600/2r9zi-snail11+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzC1OcU-WMp03Rn5HrE5fdw6zhcpbf89RrySuYlP8g1rdKMmU2eVl4Zo2EZlFhYZg9TuuVN1cQOIQrlbfTvQoxOiby0L3WFBuHK94Oy1ng7NUjiwHfoBHTjlOngqC3ZkDJy-qtIxxDk8Ux/s1600/2r9zi-snail11+(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYVgaRaDSBq2AMOhyQ2jcPKCAzc_PbqUOpoVHwDzelSyoVeByACPKtEr0zg7ASnhNJgWD_xh_oEe2qVyog_rYt_JDLGIJgFs3Ri7DI88ZWApp3aGC9_-hsfLE7M9ZPUiEDtEUf9F1kujB/s1600/2ty2u-snail5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Magical World Of Snails... I Will Never Look At One The Same Way Again

Before today, I generally viewed snails as slow moving, slimy, meaningless creatures. Thanks to Ukrainian photographer Vyacheslav Mishchenko's stunning close ups, I now see their beauty. I will never look at a snail the same way again... …

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