This is funny - take a look

[Cuddles]

I went into the other room just now and glanced out the window and noticed something on the outside wall. And I thought OMG that is some sort of huge new type of bug I´ve never seen before and was pretty worried.
Then I took a closer look and it looked like a snail, thinking no way! But it is indeed a snail! I wonder how long it took to get this high up and what it´s hoping to find , lol

 

[member 505892]

How high is 'this high up'?

 

[Cuddles]

How high is 'this high up'?

its the second floor, which for americans means third floor floor

 

[Switcher56]

Wow!

 

[buzzmobile]

That's a flying snail. They swarm at this time of year.

They're easy to trap with butter and garlic.

 

[OWmonster187]

ESCARGO! Delicacy in some parts!

 

[Cuddles]

ESCARGO! Delicacy in some parts!

lol, they´re good when prepared well but those are a particular kind of snail.

It hasn´t moved since I spotted it either. Maybe I should make him a little parachute?

 

[buzzmobile]

It hasn´t moved since I spotted it either. Maybe I should make him a little parachute?

Leave it alone. That's what flying snails do just before they sprout their wings.

 

[Cuddles]

Leave it alone. That's what flying snails do just before they sprout their wings.

not sure it can fly. But don´t worry, I´m not gonna do anything to it

 

[member 505892]

lol, they´re good when prepared well but those are a particular kind of snail.

It hasn´t moved since I spotted it either. Maybe I should make him a little parachute?

It probably started to run out of lube and give itself gravel rash? I have no idea if that's really a thing??

It seems logical that they would only have so much lube before they need to stop and wait for more hydration from rain?

 

[buzzmobile]

not sure it can fly. But don´t worry, I´m not gonna do anything to it

The snail is not sure it can fly at this point either. At this stage its self confidence is minimal. Flying snails do not make good pets.

 

[flylowgethigh]

They do that before a big rain. Head for higher ground too. There were no snails on the arc.

 

[Cuddles]

The snail is not sure it can fly at this point either. At this stage its self confidence is minimal. Flying snails do not make good pets.

so if it didn´t fly up it really had one hell of a climb , I wonder how long it took him...

 

[buzzmobile]

I wonder how long it took him...

I'm glad you asked.
Snails move 'faster than we thought', says study

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/23815582

A new experiment has shown that snails can travel at a fairly speedy one metre per hour!

Researchers attached multicoloured LED lights to the snails so they could track their movements over a day.

The snails were fast enough to explore the length of an average UK garden in a single night.

Cuddles, if you see multicoloured LED lights in your garden at night, DO NOT GO OUTSIDE! You could be trampled by surprisingly speedy snails.

 

[Cuddles]

I'm glad you asked.
Snails move 'faster than we thought', says study

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/23815582



Cuddles, if you see multicoloured LED lights in your garden at night, DO NOT GO OUTSIDE! You could be trampled by surprisingly speedy snails.

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lmao, this is a new thing round here - at least in my flat, I live in the city, so pretty urban with some gardens and green spots dotted around the buildings.
Just went into the other room to take another look and it still hasn´t budged. Are these guys nocturnal or is he just still knackered from climbing up here. Or is he afraid to poke his head out because he has vertigo, .lol

 

[Cuddles]

Btw, I haven´t given him a name yet as I´ve been seriously stressed out this afternoon and busy taking care of urgent business, so:
let´s have some suggestions please guys !

 

[CosmicGiggle]

...... maybe he just wants a hug?

 

[CosmicGiggle]

1st off, we have to know if it's really a him or what pronoun he/she wants us to use.

 

[buzzmobile]

Btw, I haven´t given him a name yet as I´ve been seriously stressed out this afternoon and busy taking care of urgent business, so:
let´s have some suggestions please guys !

Slimey,... or maybe... Smiley would be better.

 

[buzzmobile]

...... maybe he just wants a hug?

Nah. Slugs love hugs but snails just want to hang on walls.