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Nature Nearby: Take it slow, escargot

By FRED SEITZ — Spring appears to finally have arrived and, with it, some of our more unusual, and sometimes disliked, outdoor critters — snails and slugs. These terrestrial mollusks are often disparaged by gardeners because they eat leafy vegetables, strawberries, beans and citrus fruits, as well as other garden plants. Although snails hibernate during […]

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