Snails are having a moment as the pandemic is making our worlds smaller, forcing us to slow down our speed
“You would never imagine that you could connect with a snail,” says Nadia Giosia. But the evidence is inching slowly up her hand.
When the pandemic forced her into her Los Angeles apartment, her initial response was to bring the outdoors inside: she bought houseplants. Giosia did not anticipate a stowaway – but when her new ivy arrived, nestled within its leaves was a snail.