We received 1225 observations of 49 species of land snails and slugs from over 200 citizen scientists.

The winners are:

Grand Prize: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2605863
Jose Caballero’s observation with three gastropods in one photo! Disc snail (Discus rotundatus), Arion slug (Arion hortensis), and a TINY LA-native, the vertigo snail (Vertigo sp.) taking a ride on the slug’s back.

Best Slug Photo: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2911669
Emily Han’s photo of a juvenile milky slug, (Deroceras reticulatum).

Best Snail Photo: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2903411
Jay L. Keller’s photo of a garden snail (Cornu aspersum) mob. They’re eating a eating a dead snail.

Rarest Observation: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2700739
Annette Mercer’s photo of the rare and globally imperiled slug, Hesperarion hemphilli. So rare it doesn’t even have a common name!

Honorable Mentions
Our top contributors to this project were:
Cedric Lee @cedric_lee: 159 observations
Michelle Bjornlie @flopsybunny: 74 observations
BJ Stacey @finatic: 43 observations
Ron Shilton @rshilton: 39 observations

"We’re making new and interesting discoveries from your observations. Please keep them coming!"

• Dr. Jann Vendetti, NHM Curator of Malacology

NHM Curator of Malacology, Jann Vendetti, posted to the Nature in L.A. blog about some of the scientific finds that were discovered by citizen scientists participating in the El Niño SnailBlitz. Read about these discoveries, and view some beautiful photos, by clicking on the link below.

http://www.nhm.org/nature/blog/el-ni%C3%B1o-snailblitz-finds-rare-tightcoil-snail-la

NHM Citizen Science Program