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The giant African snail can reach a length of 33 centimetres (13 inches). It uses its tongue to scrape off bits of leaves to eat.


Watch Decomposition in Action


Take a new zip-lock plastic bag and add a leaf and some water from a pond.

Fill the bag 2/3's up with water and zip the bag closed.

Take some duct tape and tape the bag with the water and the leaf to a wall inside your home away from any direct sunlight.

Watch the leaf for the next 30 days and you will see it decompose.

Take a picture of the leaf before you put it in the water.

Then take a picture of the leaf after it has been in water for 30 days - it will be a skeleton.

Send us your leaf pictures (as jpegs or mail it as prints), and Global Forest will post them in the GF-Gallery along with your name and we will send you a GF sticker for your collection.


In order to receive a free GF sticker for participating in this activity you must first be a member of GF Awesome.

Join now! It's free!


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