h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

no, sorry to disappoint, this thread isn't of a pornographic nature (well, it's not intended that way, but given time.. )

Last night, I espied a rather large snail on our patio. Wanting to get rid of it rather than tread on it accidentally, I gave it a couple of taps as usual, so it would go back inside it's shell, ready for lobbing into the hedgerows, as one does. However, when I picked this one up, it vibrated! I squealed! And dropped it!

Completely grossed out but curious, I decided to give it another go... tap tap, pick up with thumb and forefinger, *vibrate*, Squeal, drop snail and wave hands about going "EAUWEAUWEAUW!", again.


This is obviously a defence mechanism (or coincidentally I picked up the snail at the same time it's mobile phone went off), but I've never experienced it before, neither has anybody I've spoken to about it as yet. A brief look on google has not availed me to any information, but I'd like to know more! Any ideas?

If it helps, it was a particularly slimey snail

Are you sure it wasn't a nerve twitch in your own finger?

Snail's packing a chainsaw. Don't take any crap from it, Q - tell it straight. 'I know where you live.'

Thats a little weird........ I have no idea

There is a wasp that lays its eggs on snails and the larvae eat the snail alive... until the wasp is ready to emerge.. Perhaps it is something like that.

*puts dinner down and walks out*
Thankyou lil!

Ooops.. Sorry Icky

I have top admit, I love the girly curious reaction Queegle. The ew! that's disgusting. Let's do it again just to make sure it really was as disgusting as I thought

curiosity and cats

Well, either, I'd guess, it was a coincidence and its mobile (on vibrate) happened to be going off, or the washing machine was on spin, or the tumble dryer was full out Never eaten a snail, or slug, though I have eaten tadpole and locus before

snails are nice with garlic butter, but not much different to mussels with garlic butter really

perhaps I just used too much garlic

They are just very chewy!

Can't say there is any particular flavour to them!

I'd vibrate too if you picked me up.

B

I would never pick you up Master B (probably a relief for both of us)

More's the pity.

B

Oh! 'eck! *covers eyes*

Best offer I've had in ages

ODO!!!------------------------------ODO! Have your seen in here?-----

butts in...........and says........it's the ONLY offer he's had in ages


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chuckles impishly

I'll have you know there was this very friendly