I found exploring my garden at night night very interesting its March 2015 I live in Witrivier South Africa. Just after 9pm due to the cold and misty climate of the lowveld one will start finding snails all shapes and sizes . I found a few species in my garden. This one snail or slug is dark brown very big and the other one almost black.
When danger is near it will curl up and look like a rock covered with dirt .Then it takes its time stretching out but once it is in a straight
line it is very fast. It lives under ground and in a few seconds will disappearĀ .
If one touch it it will become hard like a rock ,curl up and pretend its a rock .Then count to 10 and it will slowly stretch out again .When not threaten its soft and shiny . When in danger becomes hard and dull very interesting to watch.
Snails have a long life between 5 to 25 years if not killed or stepped on specially this species. They look like leaves or rocks some move on plants un notice.
When snails move around on leaves ground and plants they leave behind mucus that acts as a lubricant that allow them to move without friction up and down .Its a myth that mucus of snails will make you sick. A snail moves 1.3 cm per second .Snails have the reproductive organs of males and female
s.But can’t create little snails on their own.They must mate then lay eggs to keep the family growing.
Believe me snails can’t see some of them haveĀ two sets of tentacles upper ones is the eyes the lower ones the organs. Remember snails can’t hear . They are nocturnal so most of their movementĀ takes place at night.
They hate sunlight will find them hiding in day time or underground or other species prefer under leaves or were it is shady. When rainy or cloudy its the best time to go snail hunting.
Salt will kill snails instantly.They feed on plants is very strong it can lift up 10 times its own weight in a vertical position.There are 200,000 species of mollusks out there including snails only 50,000 have been identified.
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