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Elaine
10-12-2007, 10:15 PM
What is the difference between a slug and a snail? Aren't snails just posh slugs or are slugs just homeless snails?
And what is the bloody point of them?
alexgirl73
10-12-2007, 10:17 PM
ROTFLMAO!!!!! Elaine, you are priceless!
Elaine
10-12-2007, 10:24 PM
ROTFLMAO!!!!! Elaine, you are priceless!
Really?:shock:
Alex, I am trying to have a serious debate:lol: :lol: :lol:
A snail has a shell and a slug doesn't!! :-D
Elaine
10-12-2007, 10:30 PM
A snail has a shell and a slug doesn't!! :-D
Yes I know that Mags:roll: ;)
But are they the same thing? And what is their purpose in my garden? And do they eventually end up as butterflies?:?
dandysmom
10-12-2007, 10:32 PM
An odd question from a non-gardener, but if you really want to know here's a link that will probably tell you more than you want to know...:-D
http://daviswiki.org/Slugs_&_Snails
Elaine
10-12-2007, 10:33 PM
An odd question form a non-gardener, but if you really want to know here's a link that will probably tell you more than you want to know...:-D
http://daviswiki.org/Slugs_&_Snails
Does it show pictures of the slimey, creepy things?:shock:
dandysmom
10-12-2007, 10:40 PM
Yes indeed! .......
Cute little beasties aren't they?! :lol:
Elaine
10-12-2007, 10:44 PM
Dear god that sent shivers up my spine looking at those things.
So it seems I am right in thinking that snails are posh slugs and slugs are homeless snails:lol: Still not too sure about their purpose but this bit was scarey:shock:
Most snails and slugs are hermaphrodites, possessing both male and female genitalia. In some species, an individual may behave as male for a while, then as a female. In a few species, self-fertilization occurs. Mating requires four to 12 hours and somewhere around 86 white spherical eggs about 1/8" diameter are deposited in a small dirt nest about three to six days later.
Doesnt take that in seconds in my house:shock: :roll:
Elaine
10-12-2007, 10:45 PM
Cute little beasties aren't they?! :lol:
Satans spawn, I'd say;)
The slug is a wimp compared to the Snail, the snail is the most hardcore of all slimey nasties, its the front line of the ARMY, the 'shell' as some people call it is actually a helmet, it stops attackers getting to the gooey bit!
Its an army, the slugs are just privates and the Helmet monsters AKA Snails are the front line, dont they teach you guys anything in schools!?
But yeah I agree with Elaine they are pretty useless,what do they do other than eat out plants, and leave nasty snot like trails down your walls?!
Elaine
10-12-2007, 11:08 PM
Hahaha, thats a brilliant post, hadnt thought of looking at them from an army point of view.:lol:
Elaine
10-12-2007, 11:14 PM
And where do they get the energy from to mate for 4 to 12 hours at a time?
Here's another interesting fact Elaine ..........
Snails are mobile creatures and can travel a mile in about fifteen days (although they don't). Slugs are almost twice as fast, able to travel the same distance in eight days. In your garden, a snail may travel a hundred feet for a meal.
where do they get their energy from?! They eat dirt and green stuff, where is the energy in that?! I ate dirt when i was a little girl and man i felt like dump afterwards!
Elaine
10-12-2007, 11:23 PM
Why does salt dissolve them?
dandysmom
10-12-2007, 11:39 PM
Satans spawn, I'd say;)
No, no, no, squirrels are Satan spawn!!!!!!
Elaine
10-12-2007, 11:45 PM
No, no, no, squirrels are Satan spawn!!!!!!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
I think we'll have to agree to disagree on that one, but then they dont come here and eat my tomatoes:lol:
Why does salt dissolve them?
can someone answer this please,im interested now :lol:
Elaine
10-12-2007, 11:51 PM
can someone answer this please,im interested now :lol:
Me too, which is why I asked;)
can someone answer this please,im interested now :lol:
Well, salt is sodium chloride which is an acid so I would think it burnt the poor slug by drawing out all its moisture ............ that's only my guess mind! ;):-D
dandysmom
10-12-2007, 11:59 PM
I'm not 100% positive but believe Mags is correct....would look it up but off to dinner in a few!
Mags is correct. What a way to go eh? :cry: They sometimes explode when salt is poured on them (dont ask).
Elaine
11-12-2007, 08:40 PM
What a horrible way to die. Although I detest the things i tend to run from them rather that harm them but have heard of people doing it.
So Mags, Miss Smarty Pants, how come they take 4 to 12 hours to mate and in my house it takes 4 to 12 seconds?:lol: :lol: :lol:
dandysmom
11-12-2007, 08:53 PM
Slugs love beer! Put a saucer of stale beer in the garden to trap them...(awful waste of good beer IMO....) :-D
Elaine
11-12-2007, 08:58 PM
Why would i want to trap them Eileen?:lol:
I know this thread was moved to pets and other animals but I dont plan to keep them:lol: :lol: :lol:
What a horrible way to die. Although I detest the things i tend to run from them rather that harm them but have heard of people doing it.
So Mags, Miss Smarty Pants, how come they take 4 to 12 hours to mate and in my house it takes 4 to 12 seconds?:lol: :lol: :lol:
:oops: :oops: :oops: I'll pass on that one Elaine! :-D
Elaine
11-12-2007, 09:27 PM
:oops: :oops: [/b]:oops: I'll pass on that one Elaine! :-D
Fair enough:-D
Maybe it takes so long because they are slimey and they get stuck together!!:roll:
dandysmom
11-12-2007, 09:56 PM
Why would i want to trap them Eileen?:lol:
I know this thread was moved to pets and other animals but I dont plan to keep them:lol: :lol: :lol:
To dispose of them! Put them in a baggie in the rubbish; there'll be that fewer to eat your plants and leave mucous trails about! :-D Not to mention less snail orgies.....
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