A right handed snail? by atchoo

A right handed snail?

Today's shot is a close up of an ordinary grove snail or brown-lipped snail (Latin name is "Cepaea nemoralis", in Danish it's called "Havesnegl") - it's a very common snail here in Denmark, and looking at it made me wonder if all snails spiralled their shells clockwise like this one...
Google to the rescue: No. Snails can spiral their shells both clockwise and counterclockwise, it all depends on the species, but just like humans, molluscs are mostly right handed, so shells spiralling counterclockwise are far more rare... So - challenge for self: Go find a left handed snail :-).

Gear used: Olympus OM-D E-M5 + Lensbaby Velvet 56 f1.6/56mm.
I like the clean crisp lines!
August 27th, 2017  
Has to be a fav!
August 27th, 2017  
Love the composition- fav
August 27th, 2017  
Nicely composition and focus.
August 28th, 2017  
great find! fav
August 28th, 2017  
well done ~ fav
September 3rd, 2017  
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