A large number of snails have adopted as home a Mediterranean Sea Squill plant. This doesn’t appear to be a symbiotic relationship - as the snails seem to have eaten large parts of the leaves… Interesting, as the plant is poisonous to many animals, and historically has been used to make rat poison ☠️
Did you know that Tyrian #Purple, a #color worn by high-ranking people from the #Minoan era onwards, was pretty foul?
The dye was made of #sea#snails which were left to rot.
A dyer would then crush them and dye garments.
This would leave both his hands & the #fabric with a fishy, unpleasant smell.
The dye was also used by Rabbis & was so offensive that the #Talmud (a book important to #Judaism), would allow women to divorce their husbands if they became dyers after marriage.
#Snails for a slow Sunday:
Pair of Covered Boxes in the Form of Snails, c. 1750
Strasbourg Factory
ceramic, faience
Cleveland Museum of Art 1983.46: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1983.46
Gemütliche 1-Kammer-Residenz im Schlosspark Charlottenburg für die Schnecke mit Stil! Großzügig gedrillte Kammer für maximale Bewegungsfreiheit. Mietpreis: Eine Handvoll Blätter pro Monat, und das königliche Zuhause ist deins! Interessiert? Schnell bewerben, bevor dieses königliche Zuhause im Schneckentempo vergeben ist! 🐌✨
Since I’ve been home Trixie has been sleeping, hanging from this stick, one eyestalk drooping down. I wish I could nap that comfortably. #snailposting#snails#photography#pets