Well the origional is dead... posted by delmoi at 1:00 PM on June 24, 2006
Well worth another look. posted by RufusW at 1:01 PM on June 24, 2006
Does picture #9 include a salt shaker? posted by elwoodwiles at 1:10 PM on June 24, 2006
ewwwwwwwwwww, gastropods. posted by signal at 1:13 PM on June 24, 2006
Inspiring. Thanks. posted by nickyskye at 1:27 PM on June 24, 2006
I think I can, I think I can...
But do snails really think, in the true sense of the word? It's interesting in that some problem solving was needed to bridge that gap, but ya gotta wonder what the thought process of a snail actually is. posted by mosk at 1:28 PM on June 24, 2006
But do snails really think, in the true sense of the word?
I'm not even sure humans think in the true sense of the word. posted by elwoodwiles at 1:33 PM on June 24, 2006
Nature is just amazing. That such a low level organism has been hardwired with that level of adaptive survival response is mind blowing. posted by Skygazer at 5:49 PM on June 24, 2006
I saw some things in this thread I never thought I'd see. Weird. posted by nickyskye at 8:13 PM on June 24, 2006
the horror...the horror... posted by cortex at 8:51 PM on June 24, 2006
The mating leopard slugs video is the perfect kick off for the pride parade today! posted by Hildegarde at 5:55 AM on June 25, 2006
mating leopard slugs
Beautiful and disturbing. It's like a slow dance between life and death. I often think that human emotions in some ways mimic or are analogous to the behaviors of less developed animals (birds, fish, insects and even slugs etc...). posted by Skygazer at 9:46 AM on June 25, 2006
derail
When I was younger we used to leave the light on in front of our house when we got home. The light used to make sticks cast long shadows on our sidewalk. Slugs and sticks looked very similar. Leopard slugs. Big, three inchers. Sometimes there were 10, 12 in the 4 foot area from the driveway to the house. They would hide in the cracks between the sidewalk stones.
I don't know why but they triggered the bad feeling. You know the one when you're a kid, that these things are the epitome of evil. Anybody who feels the same way have any insight? This doesn't seem quite deserving of an AskMe
Anyway, getting from the car to the house was this strange sort of adventure, picking my way through the shadows. Shivering in terror and disgust when I came across a not-stick. I think that's what bothered me the most, the way they'd hide.
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