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Meth Snails Feel the Need… the Need Not to Extend Their Breathing Tubes Lest They Get Poked
Posted by ableiman on June 3, 2010 Turns out casual experimention with a little meth here and there is a good thing, if you’re a snail. A paper recently published in the Journal of Experimental Biology explains how snails were able to remember negative stimuli longer when under the influence of a bit of speed. When great pond snails (Lymnaea stagnalis) venture…
The Evolution of Yarn
Posted by ableiman on August 21, 2008 There’s no interesting news. It appears all the world’s animals have finally been discovered, their strange mating behaviors documented, and their interest in acting all crazy for YouTube evaporated. But we are undaunted. We will make the logical transition and become a knitting blog. Once again, we bring you critters from Mochimochi Land complete with…
Snails versus Slugs (and Friends)!
Posted by ableiman on March 27, 2008 We have brought you the outstanding time lapse photography of Mochimochi Land in the past, but these new works are breathtaking. No-holds-barred snail on slug rumpus! “The Great Foot Race!” Friends below the fold
Newly Discovered Snail “Breaks All the Shell Rules”
Posted by Benny Bleiman on January 15, 2008 Any snail enthusiast knows that their favorite creatures’ shells follow certain stead-fast rules: They are cone shaped, right handed, and spiral on a single axis logarithmically. Well, let me just tell you what a shock it was to the snail community when scientists recently discovered the Opisthostoma vermiculum in Malaysia. The snail version of James…