May 12, 2004
The stuffs nightmares are made of...
(Well, my nightmares, anyway.)
BIG GIANT SNAILS! I thought I wasn't afraid of snails, but I've changed my mind.
I can see the headlines now...
"I got meningitis from the mucous trails of a giant snail!"
Great. I've got the heebie jeebies. It's better than being in a funk.
UPDATE: WHY did I go and read this?
Warning: Giant African Land Snails are illegal in the US and many other countries due to their potential as a devastating invasive species. While they are legal pets in a few places, under no circumstances should they be kept as pets where illegal to do so, and they should also never be released into the wild. They are also prolific breeders so if you have more than one you also need to be extremely careful about disposing of the numerous eggs produced.
•Giant African land snails are hemraphrodites, meaining they possess both the female and male reproductive organs. Two snails are still needed for breeding, but they are very prolific breeders. A fulica can reprtedly lay 1200 eggs per year.
•In Africa, giant land snails are used as a food source.
Also, the acronym for Giant African Land Snails = GALS. I don't know any gals that look that scary.
Thanks to Mike Doss for the link in the first place, damn you.
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Excerpt: Or maybe just ones named Mike. Mike Doss: you better hope they don't get out...you could have them in your garden. Mike Doss: imagine opening your door after a rainy day, seeing one stuck there.... joz: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...
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Comments
Where the F*ck did they come from???
Posted by: Jen at May 12, 2004 03:09 PMAs if REGULAR sized snails weren't enough to make me want to curl up and die... these are like, a million times worse. I don't think I'm having good dreams tonight!!
AUUUGHHHHHHH!!! The snails are coming to get us!!!
YUCK! I don't remember seeing any of those when I was in Africa!
Posted by: sharky the kid at May 12, 2004 03:44 PMWoof.
Posted by: Liv at May 12, 2004 07:14 PMOk, I hate to admit this, but my brother and I used to collect snails from our yard (a chore our dad set us to) and drop them into a box filled with salt. It was fun (when we were 7 or 8) to watch them foam and die.
Eww. I can't believe I typed that out loud.
Posted by: Vicki at May 12, 2004 07:16 PMLet the nightmares begin!
I am officaly freaked out now. *shivers*
Posted by: Jennifer at May 12, 2004 09:31 PMOoooh! Get the salt!
And the aerosol cans and matches!
And the magnifying glasses!
Ok, this was stuff my next door neighbor used to do to insects in our respective gardens.
Strangely enough, snails don't freak me out nearly as much as tomato worms...I still scream like a banshee when I see one.
Posted by: stkyrice at May 13, 2004 01:42 AMwhat the hell is a tomato worm?
Posted by: :: jozjozjoz :: at May 13, 2004 01:48 AMJEEEZZZZZZZ, I don't like snails either!
Posted by: ann at May 13, 2004 06:48 AM
great. now I got the heebie jeebies...ewwwwwwww
Posted by: Meeta at May 12, 2004 03:03 PM