Hairy snails.

[holzi]

Why do land-snails have hairs? This is my question. I am waiting for the ideas. Thank you in anticipation.

[Katie]

i never knew they had hairs

[cleo]

katie said:

i never knew they had hairs

....also me, I've never heard this before...maybe you could describe exactly what you mean?

[Rachel]

never seen a hair on a land snail, do you mean their small feelers? thats the closest thing to a hair i can think of

[whodoesntlovesnails]

maybe u can post a pic of what u mean, because i am puzzled with the hair thing

[coyote]

I have read about certain species of snails that have hairy shells. Some species have hairy shells only when juveniles.

Here's one website about it:
snailstales.blogspot.com/2007/07/hairy-snail-from-antwerp.html

Here's another:
snailstales.blogspot.com/2006/10/why-is-this-snail-hairy.html

Here is one more:
www.plantpress.com/wildlife/o342-hairysnail.php

[whodoesntlovesnails]

coyote said:

I have read about certain species of snails that have hairy shells. Some species have hairy shells only when juveniles.

Here's one website about it:
snailstales.blogspot.com/2007/07/hairy-snail-from-antwerp.html

Here's another:
snailstales.blogspot.com/2006/10/why-is-this-snail-hairy.html

Here is one more:
www.plantpress.com/wildlife/o342-hairysnail.php

i am amazed ;D

[Katie]

that is amazing
you learn something new everyday and this time its not how to say how are you in french lol

[Rachel]

wow, there really are hairy snails, now I really have seen it all, lol

[GlitterBug]

I remember reading about hair snails a few montsh ago on wiki

Very odd indeed