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Jeffrey Wood

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Joe Hanson

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FOOTAGE AND IMAGES

Images of Jeremy
University of Nottingham

Snail couple. Snail lovers. Snail
couple make love.
Pond5/Jio

Helix aspersa Sinistra MHNT.CON.2002.767.768.jpg
Wikimedia Commons/Didier Descouens

Sobo 1906 323
Wikimedia Commons/Dr. Johannes Sobotta

Land Gastropod leaving mucus-conserving trail IMG 1674
Wikimedia Commons/JonRichfield

DNA replication split
Wikimedia Commons/Madprime

Snail eggs
Wikimedia Commons/חי

Land Gastropod leaving mucus-conserving trail IMG 1670s
Wikimedia Commons/JonRichfield

SFX

Cockroaches
Freesound/StateAardvark­
(used with permission from author)

Squeak Pack/squeak_10
Freesound/Corsica_S

Wink
Freesound/Bennychico11

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