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Post by andreiamlm on Jun 29, 2014 23:00:35 GMT
Snail are so cute when they are mating they keep "kissing" and keep very close together for a long time.   |
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Post by malacophile on Jun 30, 2014 3:03:03 GMT
Somebody's having a good time! *Plays "Let's Get it On" by Marvin Gaye*
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Post by andreiamlm on Jun 30, 2014 17:01:51 GMT
They were really cute embracing one another. Maybe I should have put some sexy music on  |
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Zorst
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Post by Zorst on Jun 30, 2014 17:37:44 GMT
I think its something in the air as a lot of the snails here have the same thing on there mind, this morning I woke at 5 am to look in the Arianta's tank and find 4 pairs in a big pile all busy at it with love darts everywhere lol. by 8am they were all separate and sleeping it off.
The grove snails are just as bad and the Asp's well there just laying eggs all the time every time I turn my back lol.
I have to say the baby snails sure are cute, but thankfully I've a lot of hedges and stone walls on the land here to release them safely into.
The Gals are thankfully a bit young still for breeding and the eldest ones have lost there mates so are taking a break from breeding whilst the younger ones grow up.
Zorst
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Post by etana on Jun 30, 2014 18:02:58 GMT
4 pairs in a big pile, love darts everywhere... Thanks for the mental image Zorst  Lots of flirting, gentle eye stalk touching and kissing attempts going on in my terrarium too, and I find snails exhausted from egg laying next to clutches. I've missed the mating itself a few times now, it seems...too bad, it looks so sweet and passionate! |
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Post by Zorst on Jun 30, 2014 19:22:51 GMT
Ahh! Your welcome for the mental image of some very happy snails  Zorst |
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Post by malacophile on Jul 1, 2014 6:06:16 GMT
When I was cleaning up the other night, I set one snail partly on the shell of another to move him out of the way. Well, the snail on the bottom got rather excited at this and started waving his what-nots everywhere. The one on top was just oblivious. |
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Post by Zorst on Jul 1, 2014 11:50:12 GMT
Glad I'm not the only one with snails like that. Zorst
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Post by andreiamlm on Jul 1, 2014 16:07:47 GMT
your posts are too funny! so love is really in the air eheheh maybe we should find an appropriate soundtrack to put on the terrarium maybe some Barry White?  I don't really understand the process on my snails because I can't really see any love dart but there is something really big transparent that emerges from the side of both snails and then they connect together? or is this the love dart but is transparent? it has a really strange format like oval shape but big comparing to the size of the snails? I found this really interesting article about love darts love darts
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Post by Zorst on Jul 1, 2014 17:25:40 GMT
Whoa now that's amazing n fascinating to see.
Zorst
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Post by etana on Jul 1, 2014 19:59:28 GMT
That big transparent thing connecting them isn't the love dart, it's the love organ  Love darts are thin, made out of calcium and snails fire them as contact shots during the "dancing" phase before the actual mating. Their aim is quite bad though, so lots of love darts end up not impaling the mate at the right spot, in which it stimulates him not to consume sperm in the digestive system. Funny that the old Greek mythology about Amor and his love darts might actually be inspired by snails! I wonder how many people would say "oh... Ew..." if they heard that. Haha. |
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Post by andreiamlm on Jul 1, 2014 20:40:04 GMT
thanks for the explanation etana
that makes a lot more sense
it's a rather violent thing the mating ritual of snails, poor things.
that is really interesting...not so lovey dovey now the Cupido arrow no? ah ah ah
got to love snails <3
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Post by andreiamlm on Jul 1, 2014 20:41:26 GMT
glad you liked it Zorst It's really an amazing thing the love darts. Mother nature at its best indeed. |
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Post by etana on Jul 2, 2014 21:12:08 GMT
Welcome Hmmmm, now I have a Cepaea and an Arianta stroking each other gently with their tentacles. Interesting, haha. Maybe it's a gesture of friendship in this case though. If not, afaik their mating rituals are too different for them to get further than that. Did you see the movie Microcosmos with its snail love scene? Search Youtube for "Snails of beauty", it's very very nice |
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Post by andreiamlm on Jul 3, 2014 16:14:00 GMT
just watched it "Snails of Beauty" so awesome! going to watch MicroCosmos for sure thank you!!! |
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Post by andreiamlm on Jul 4, 2014 9:55:34 GMT
the love continues <3  |
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Post by etana on Jul 10, 2014 6:14:45 GMT
Finally, I too get to witness sweet snaily lovin' again <3 That's a super romantic place they chose for it, too  And andreiamlm, you're very welcome |
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Post by andreiamlm on Jul 11, 2014 8:07:04 GMT
Awwwwwww A love nest! I really love the other snail completely oblivious just munching away or maybe he is just too uncomfortable trying to give them privacy ahahahaha the snail world What a great picture! Congrats on some new babies soon |
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Post by etana on Jul 15, 2014 5:03:45 GMT
Thanks! I didn't expect snails to be this funny when I was deciding on whether to start keeping them. Great little creatures, they are! |
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Post by andreiamlm on Jul 15, 2014 16:43:06 GMT
I feel the same way they are really amazing creatures. I'm really sad that here in my country (Portugal) they are considered a Summer food and a delicacy. It's so sad to watch.
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