Forest snail | World of tiny animals |

While searching for mushrooms after the rain I came across this little buddy.

Land snail is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks with shells (those without shells are known as slugs). However, it is not always easy to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less amphibious between land and fresh water, and others are relatively amphibious between land and salt water.

Although they are often overlooked, land snails play vital roles in the ecosystem. They help to recycle nutrients. They move spores of fungi and other organisms to new locations. And they are an essential food source for everything from firefly larvae to birds.