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Can snails go backwards?
A snail got itself stuck in the spout of the watering can. Its natural
instinct was to head for the light 'at the end of the spout', but of course the spout got narrower and it got stuck so we had to poke it out. 'Our' reaction would be to reverse, but 'can' snails reverse? Anybody see one do it? -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight? www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk |
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Can snails go backwards?
"'Mike'" wrote in message
news A snail got itself stuck in the spout of the watering can. Its natural instinct was to head for the light 'at the end of the spout', but of course the spout got narrower and it got stuck so we had to poke it out. 'Our' reaction would be to reverse, but 'can' snails reverse? Anybody see one do it? -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight? www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk Don't know. I get the same thing but usually manage to gently release it without breaking the shell http://www.keepcrueltyhistory.com/ |
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Can snails go backwards?
On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:14:58 +0100, "Robert \(Plymouth\)"
wrote: "'Mike'" wrote in message news A snail got itself stuck in the spout of the watering can. Its natural instinct was to head for the light 'at the end of the spout', but of course the spout got narrower and it got stuck so we had to poke it out. 'Our' reaction would be to reverse, but 'can' snails reverse? Anybody see one do it? -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight? www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk Don't know. I get the same thing but usually manage to gently release it without breaking the shell You have to crack the shells to eat them, surely? -- ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°¹ |
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Can snails go backwards?
You gents must be french.
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Can snails go backwards?
"Robert (Plymouth)" wrote in message ... "'Mike'" wrote in message news A snail got itself stuck in the spout of the watering can. Its natural instinct was to head for the light 'at the end of the spout', but of course the spout got narrower and it got stuck so we had to poke it out. 'Our' reaction would be to reverse, but 'can' snails reverse? Anybody see one do it? -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight? www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk Don't know. I get the same thing but usually manage to gently release it without breaking the shell I usually stamp on them! Alan http://www.keepcrueltyhistory.com/ |
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Can snails go backwards?
"®óñ© © ²°¹°-°¹" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:14:58 +0100, "Robert \(Plymouth\)" wrote: "'Mike'" wrote in message news A snail got itself stuck in the spout of the watering can. Its natural instinct was to head for the light 'at the end of the spout', but of course the spout got narrower and it got stuck so we had to poke it out. 'Our' reaction would be to reverse, but 'can' snails reverse? Anybody see one do it? -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight? www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk Don't know. I get the same thing but usually manage to gently release it without breaking the shell You have to crack the shells to eat them, surely? No, when you have cooked them you can just peel them out! Alan -- ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°¹ |
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wrote in message ... You gents must be french. Why, we have been eating whelks in this country for possibly hundreds of years. Alan |
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'Mike' wrote:
A snail got itself stuck in the spout of the watering can. Its natural instinct was to head for the light 'at the end of the spout', but of course the spout got narrower and it got stuck so we had to poke it out. 'Our' reaction would be to reverse, but 'can' snails reverse? Anybody see one do it? only the male ones are any good at reversing \0 |
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Can snails go backwards?
"Mark" wrote in message ... 'Mike' wrote: A snail got itself stuck in the spout of the watering can. Its natural instinct was to head for the light 'at the end of the spout', but of course the spout got narrower and it got stuck so we had to poke it out. 'Our' reaction would be to reverse, but 'can' snails reverse? Anybody see one do it? only the male ones are any good at reversing They go backwards quite quickly if you bash the bottom of the watering can on the ground :-) Steve |
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Can snails go backwards?
"Malcolm" wrote in message ... In article , 'Mike' writes A snail got itself stuck in the spout of the watering can. Its natural instinct was to head for the light 'at the end of the spout', but of course the spout got narrower and it got stuck so we had to poke it out. 'Our' reaction would be to reverse, but 'can' snails reverse? Anybody see one do it? The (sensible) answer to your question, which no-one else seems to have given (!), is that no, they can't. The sequence of muscular contractions in their 'foot, which pushes them forwards, only works one way not both. -- Malcolm Thank you Malcolm. That is what I thought but didn't know for certain. -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight? www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk |
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Can snails go backwards?
"shazzbat" wrote in message ... "Mark" wrote in message ... 'Mike' wrote: A snail got itself stuck in the spout of the watering can. Its natural instinct was to head for the light 'at the end of the spout', but of course the spout got narrower and it got stuck so we had to poke it out. 'Our' reaction would be to reverse, but 'can' snails reverse? Anybody see one do it? only the male ones are any good at reversing They go backwards quite quickly if you bash the bottom of the watering can on the ground :-) You should be bashing the watering can on them not on the ground! Alan Steve |
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Can snails go backwards?
"'Mike'" wrote in message ... "Malcolm" wrote in message ... In article , 'Mike' writes A snail got itself stuck in the spout of the watering can. Its natural instinct was to head for the light 'at the end of the spout', but of course the spout got narrower and it got stuck so we had to poke it out. 'Our' reaction would be to reverse, but 'can' snails reverse? Anybody see one do it? The (sensible) answer to your question, which no-one else seems to have given (!), is that no, they can't. The sequence of muscular contractions in their 'foot, which pushes them forwards, only works one way not both. -- Malcolm Thank you Malcolm. That is what I thought but didn't know for certain. I think, however, they can turn and flex the foot outside the shell quite extensively, so it would be feasible for them to reverse by turning in place. However if the spout is taller than it is broad then they wouldn't be able to turn and would get stuck, presumably. Hmmm....possible that they could turn their body around in the opening of the shell so their foot points backward and so go backwards. I would expect that they have some mechanism for getting out of (evolutionary?) dead ends. Anyone got a spare research grant? I have most of the raw materials required for the experiments. ;-) |
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