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Post by adamsux on Jul 6, 2021 10:02:40 GMT
I've noticed a small white lump on the right side of my African Land Snail's neck. It fluctuates in size and sometimes disappears entirely. I've done some research and apparently it's called a "love dart". Can anyone confirm this for me? I'm worried incase it's a sore of some kind. I'm not sure of my snail's age as I got him from a school who tried to release him. Any advice about this is helpful!
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Post by morningcoffee on Jul 6, 2021 11:01:51 GMT
I've noticed a small white lump on the right side of my African Land Snail's neck. It fluctuates in size and sometimes disappears entirely. I've done some research and apparently it's called a "love dart". Can anyone confirm this for me? I'm worried incase it's a sore of some kind. I'm not sure of my snail's age as I got him from a school who tried to release him. Any advice about this is helpful! That sounds like it's the snail's genital pore, where the reproductive organs are. A "love dart" is a sharp hard "dart" that some species of snails produce when mating. Some info about slug and snail biology here: idtools.org/id/mollusc/biology.php#:~:text=In%20snails%2C%20the%20genital%20poreThere's a good explanation of "love darts" here: www.molluscs.at/gastropoda/index.html?/gastropoda/morphology/love_dart.html |
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