A feast for snails

 Macro Friday

 

Marine life found at Changi beach

I went to Changi beach for a walk last week, to my surprise, I saw many interesting marine life. They were exposed during the low tide.

The hermit crab first captured my eyes.

 

 I found the sea anemone too, though not the colorful type, and my pictures are blur

The moon snail and the green seaweed

 

...very common calmshell found on the beach, I put the moon snail on top of it, it shoot out the water very high....

...very interesting to see them fighting

 ...a sand dollar hide below the seaweed 

 

  

...many little Marine life attached on the empty shell

 .the Common whelk (Nassarius livescens) and the beautiful seaweed

I especially like the last photo, my take for this week Macro shot at Lisa's blog 

Giant African land snail

The Giant African Snail (Achatina achatina), in the genus Achatina, also known as the Agate Snail or Ghana Tiger Snail, which grows to be the largest land snail on Earth. Native to Madagascar or East Africa. In Singapore, this species is very easy to be found on garden paths and pavements at night, in the morning or in the days after rain.
I have seen the biggest one about 20 cm in length and 10 cm in diameter.
Most of the gardener hate them as it easily becomes a pest that destroys several plant species. But i did think of keeping them as pets. Funny ideas anyway. :)

According to some research, The lifespan of the Giant African Land Snail is 5 - 7 years and reaches its adult stage after about six months. A single snail can lay about 1000 eggs during its lifetime. Eggs are said to hatch in anything from a few hours to 17 days. And I really don't know what are their natural enemy, so it is easily become a serious pest,

Snails are eaten as food in some countries. There are served in some of the restaurant in Singapore too, like in Jack's place. Escargots in Shells (per half dozen) for about SGD$10, Delectable snail meat sautéed with creamy garlic butter & baked in their shells, that is my top favorite food. (Escargot is the French word for "snail", escargot on an English menu is generally reserved for snails prepared with traditional French recipes.) My question is: is this giant African land snail editable?


...and the snail reminds me one of very old song, snail's home, it was quite popular in Taiwan during 80's.
Maybe I should find more my favorite old songs to correspond to my photos.
This is my first entry for Thursday Theme Song



密密麻麻的高樓大廈　找不到我的家
在人來人往的擁擠街道　浪跡天涯
我身上揹著重重的殼　努力往上爬
卻永永遠遠跟不上　飛漲的房價

給我一個小小的家　蝸牛的家
能擋風遮雨的地方　不必太大

給我一個小小的家　蝸牛的家
一個屬於自己溫暖的　蝸牛的家

給我一個小小的家　只是小小的家
一個屬於自己溫暖的　蝸牛的家