Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails

Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails

You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…


Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on tree trunks as…


Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on tree trunks as…


Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on tree trunks as…


Socotra plant (Poaceae)

Socotra plant (Poaceae)

Elevation: 409 meters.


Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on tree trunks as…


Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on tree trunks as…


Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on tree trunks as…


Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

Bark snails (Achatinelloides)

You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on tree trunks as…


Socotra plant (Poaceae)

Socotra plant (Poaceae)

22 October 2023 cyclone Tej hit Socotra. The following weeks held plenty of rainfall, providing a steady foundation for exceptional growth. The grasses respond…