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Snails eating mortar and making big holes
Mortar has lime in it and that is calcium carbonate (CC).
Snails need CC for their shells. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy...s-1390052-.htm |
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Snails eating mortar and making big holes
So how come Ants and bees seem to like excavating mortar then?
Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Jo" m wrote in message oupdirect.com... Mortar has lime in it and that is calcium carbonate (CC). Snails need CC for their shells. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy...s-1390052-.htm |
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Snails eating mortar and making big holes
On 24/10/2019 15:07, Brian Gaff wrote:
So how come Ants and bees seem to like excavating mortar then? Brian Masonry bees build their nests in the mortar lines. SteveW |
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