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March 13, 2007 7:44 PM Subscribe
Giant snails are parasite carriers, agricultural pests, good pets and totally delicious and nutritious! What more could you ask for in a slowly invading slimy overlord? Just be sure to protect your brains.
These things are everywhere here in Anguilla, British West Indies! I imagine the caribbean locations stated at the end of that last link are a massiive understatment.
Thank you for posting this. There is alot of misinformation out there on this small island- most people think they're poisonous. I guess the meningitis thing is cause for alarm, but it seems like thorough cooking takes care of that.
posted by conch soup at 7:52 PM on March 13, 2007
Thank you for posting this. There is alot of misinformation out there on this small island- most people think they're poisonous. I guess the meningitis thing is cause for alarm, but it seems like thorough cooking takes care of that.
posted by conch soup at 7:52 PM on March 13, 2007
Oh, and they're huge and very vocal when you smash 'em.
Like sucking jello through a straw over a bowl of rice krispies.
posted by conch soup at 7:55 PM on March 13, 2007
Like sucking jello through a straw over a bowl of rice krispies.
posted by conch soup at 7:55 PM on March 13, 2007
Like sucking jello through a straw over a bowl of rice krispies.
That has got to be one of the most descriptive food-related sentences I have ever read. lol
posted by amyms at 8:10 PM on March 13, 2007
That has got to be one of the most descriptive food-related sentences I have ever read. lol
posted by amyms at 8:10 PM on March 13, 2007
Oh. My. Fucking. God.
posted by The Straightener at 8:16 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by The Straightener at 8:16 PM on March 13, 2007
Look at that SUV go!
posted by Smart Dalek at 8:18 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by Smart Dalek at 8:18 PM on March 13, 2007
Great post. I love the increasing urgency of the "a slowly invading" links. And that YouTube video is awesome! The person's just like, "Yep, here it is: a giant snail. I am holding a giant snail."
posted by aparrish at 8:22 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by aparrish at 8:22 PM on March 13, 2007
I say we all just give up now. These things are definitely going to be in charge someday.
posted by inconsequentialist at 8:31 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by inconsequentialist at 8:31 PM on March 13, 2007
Nice use of the heebiejeebies tag.
Also, might I add... YIKES!
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 8:32 PM on March 13, 2007
Also, might I add... YIKES!
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 8:32 PM on March 13, 2007
Tell them I hate them.
posted by Senor Cardgage at 8:35 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by Senor Cardgage at 8:35 PM on March 13, 2007
Jesus, jesus jesus jesus. That snail is fucking big. Jesus.
posted by serazin at 8:41 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by serazin at 8:41 PM on March 13, 2007
These things are all over Okinawa. After it rains, it's almost impossible to walk anywhere without stepping on some of the smaller ones. That's when they swarm (self-link)
posted by logicpunk at 8:43 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by logicpunk at 8:43 PM on March 13, 2007
Those fuckers were the bane of my existence as a gardener in Hawai'i. And now I'm probably going to have such unpleasant dreams about the crunching squishing oozing noises of smashing them to bits on the pavement. THANKS MEFI!
posted by Smilla's Sense of Snark at 8:44 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by Smilla's Sense of Snark at 8:44 PM on March 13, 2007
Did I mention that I love this post? The folktale was a great addition. Sidebar this I say!
All the 'giant snails are taking over' news articles seem a little silly (and potentially capitalizing on North American stereotypes about Africa) (Killer (aka Africanized) Bees anyone?) but ya, excellent post.
posted by serazin at 8:49 PM on March 13, 2007
All the 'giant snails are taking over' news articles seem a little silly (and potentially capitalizing on North American stereotypes about Africa) (Killer (aka Africanized) Bees anyone?) but ya, excellent post.
posted by serazin at 8:49 PM on March 13, 2007
It's on your ARM! It's coming (slowly) for your throat! KILL IT KILL IT!!!! (you have plenty of time)
posted by biscotti at 8:50 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by biscotti at 8:50 PM on March 13, 2007
Ain't looking at this. I'm sure it is a great post. Not looking, not even a peek. Not one click. Snails and slugs freak me out. Nope nope. Great post, really. Thanks. Bye.
posted by marxchivist at 8:57 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by marxchivist at 8:57 PM on March 13, 2007
We'r going to need shotguns. And garlic butter. A whoooooole lotta garlic butter.
posted by TungstenChef at 9:03 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by TungstenChef at 9:03 PM on March 13, 2007
Oh my GOD! IT'S COMING STRAIGHT FOR US!!! RUN!.. er JOG... uhh, Ok maybe a brisk walk? Well uh, maybe if we just stroll this way...
Yeah. We're ok now.
posted by quin at 9:03 PM on March 13, 2007
Yeah. We're ok now.
posted by quin at 9:03 PM on March 13, 2007
Great post! It looks like that giant snail is slowly devouring that person's delicious arm.
posted by spiderskull at 9:05 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by spiderskull at 9:05 PM on March 13, 2007
Metafilter: like sucking jello through a straw
Hello, my name's eritain, and I have a taglining problem.
posted by eritain at 9:23 PM on March 13, 2007
Hello, my name's eritain, and I have a taglining problem.
posted by eritain at 9:23 PM on March 13, 2007
These snails sound like tasty solution to the kudzu problem. I say let 'em chomp.
posted by davy at 9:58 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by davy at 9:58 PM on March 13, 2007
So, has anyone tried an giant escargot? Sounds delicious!
I kind of love snails, oddly enough. I've gone so far as to get a nautilus tattooed on my back. There's something appealing to me about animals who carry around shells on their back, it's like they have their homes with them!
(I also have a turtle tattoo. It's aproblem theme.)
posted by grapefruitmoon at 11:19 PM on March 13, 2007
I kind of love snails, oddly enough. I've gone so far as to get a nautilus tattooed on my back. There's something appealing to me about animals who carry around shells on their back, it's like they have their homes with them!
(I also have a turtle tattoo. It's a
posted by grapefruitmoon at 11:19 PM on March 13, 2007
(Dammit, grapefruitmoon is way too young for me; I'll have to go back to net.stalking languagehat.)
posted by davy at 11:35 PM on March 13, 2007
posted by davy at 11:35 PM on March 13, 2007
The "Powelliphanta" giant land snail.
we have some giant land snails here in NZ, I remember travelling the the west coast with my father and finding one in the bush. I was about twelve at the time, and i could barely hold it in one hand. Must have been close to eight centimetres across. amazing things..
great post, thanks.
there's been a huge debate about one particular species, the "Powelliphanta Sp.Augustus" which is confined to *one* habitat in thick bush, but, unfortunately for the snails, over rich coal deposits.. in the end, the snails lost. sigh.
posted by Dillonlikescookies at 3:05 AM on March 14, 2007
we have some giant land snails here in NZ, I remember travelling the the west coast with my father and finding one in the bush. I was about twelve at the time, and i could barely hold it in one hand. Must have been close to eight centimetres across. amazing things..
great post, thanks.
there's been a huge debate about one particular species, the "Powelliphanta Sp.Augustus" which is confined to *one* habitat in thick bush, but, unfortunately for the snails, over rich coal deposits.. in the end, the snails lost. sigh.
posted by Dillonlikescookies at 3:05 AM on March 14, 2007
I had to stop watching the video, but not out of disgust. Far from it. I stopped watching because I was starting to think the snail was kind of cute, and I don't want any emotions to stand in the way of my eating these.
posted by Faint of Butt at 3:30 AM on March 14, 2007
posted by Faint of Butt at 3:30 AM on March 14, 2007
If you held one of those things up in front of me I would have a fear reaction that would melt my face like Toht in Raiders of the Lost Ark while I simultaneously shit my liquified insides out Ebola-style.
posted by The Straightener at 5:03 AM on March 14, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by The Straightener at 5:03 AM on March 14, 2007 [1 favorite]
This post made me think of Les Escargots by Rene Laloux. (nsfw in parts)
posted by Dr-Baa at 6:49 AM on March 14, 2007
posted by Dr-Baa at 6:49 AM on March 14, 2007
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