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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

SO CUTE - TWO SNAILS LEAN IN FOR A KISS

Let's take things slow: Two snails lean in for a kiss while perched precariously on top of cherry stems 
  • Snails captured locking lips while perched atop cherry stems in Ukraine
  • Can be seen slowly stretching towards each other, before finally kissing
  • Amazing moment was captured by photographer, Vyacheslav Mischenko
  • 'The pair seemed really intent on reaching each other, said 48-year-old
Read more and see pictures here
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2588734/Two-snails-lean-kiss-perched-cherry-stems.html

RELATED

Nice and informative blog about snails with links to other snail sites
http://www.freewebs.com/worldofsnails/

About Snails
http://animals.about.com/od/mollusks/ig/World-of-Snails/Dangers.htm

Smart snail leaves tail to escape predator
A species of Japanese snails that can shed its tail and later regrow it in order to escape its predator. While such characteristics are well-known to be exhibited by lizards and earthworms, this it the first time such behavior is seen in snails.
http://japandailypress.com/smart-japanese-snail-leaves-tail-to-survive-0314368/

Snails Scientific Classification - Wikipedia
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropod

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