Posted on 28 October 201821 October 2018 by David Snail crowd, estivating Crowd of hundreds of small snails dormant on the stems of the vegetation in a small piece of rough grassland in southern France. They were estivating – sleeping through the summer to avoid the hot, dry season. Post navigationPrevious post: Branched Oyster mushroom on poplar, Halls Croft gardenNext post: Fishing goosander females, Severn, Bridgnorth