The tags on my last post got me thinking...
(If you wouldn't try them because you're vegetarian it doesn't count)
Everyone who is from another country commenting on that post are saying that they're very happy they tried them because they liked them. But I think some people wouldn't dare to because of cultural shock. I would also be curious, if you would like to share in the tags, to know where you're from.
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Moon Snail question for you! Are the moon snails you'd get at a pet store to put in an aquarium the same kind as the Meaty Motherfucker (affectionate) on your hand there? Or is it a case of the same common name applied to two animals? Could an aquarium moon snail ever get that big?
I have actually never seen a moon snail at a pet store, so it might be a case of other snail species with the same common name. All of the true moon snails (Naticidae) are burrowing (so not great for a display animal in a home aquarium) and highly carnivorous (and thus likely to eat tank-mates) so I don’t know how popular they would be as pets.
The particular snail I’m holding in Moon Snail Mtuesday is a northern moon snail, which is one of the largest species and are definitely not kept as pets very frequently because they’re cold-water animals who need a pretty large aquarium and live food. So even if there are true moon snails in the aquarium trade, they’re probably a smaller species and thus will never be quite as chonky as him. Although there are some aquarium snails that get decently big, like apple snails!
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My mom made a snuilt (snail quilt) for my partner
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It’s a Snail World After All: Tiny Molluscs Slide Around Town in Nostalgic Miniature Sets
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Stamp Seal with a Toadstool Base. Manufactured in the 2nd half of the 19th century, presumed Russian origin. Materials are vermeil (silver gilded with gold), enamel paint and shell. From the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, inventory number: 018080.
(Source: mahmah.ch)
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My genius remains unrealised
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*me forcing everyone i know to learn about my favourite snail/entire brand *
Guys i just think they're neat. I do not have a problem. Look at my goopy guys. Gods prettiest boogers.
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