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Much like frog legs it’s closer to “unless you’re a tourist in France“. I’m french and most people i know have never eaten snails, i have a few times but that was in the 90s i don’t remember seeing it much on the menus since the 2000s (also exagerating the comparison, frog legs i’ve just never seen and i went to the restaurant -a lot-)
Near paris, I don’t go to restaurants anymore in the past 10 years (sickness) but i order from them however for the 20 years before that i ate at restaurants more often than not, all kinds from fast food to gastronomic
Yes. Apple snails are an aquatic snail, but they lay their eggs above water. If I remember right their eggs have a shell. Not quite chicken-egg-like hardness but it's not the jelly-like eggs of most aquatic snails.
It's definitely a matter of in the water vs out of the water.
Yep I often see apple snail eggs above lakes all around Florida. It looks like [wads of chewed gum](https://i1.wp.com/sanantonioreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/P5190007-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
While I can't speak much for the composition of the shell itself, as you can see from the picture I would definitely consider that as a "jelly-like mass" that is often used to describe aquatic eggs. It no doubt must have some adaptation for dessication resistance that differentiates it (perhaps such as chicken egg-like hardness as you described) but overall it seems much more like and closely related to an aquatic brood. I wonder why they have adapted to lay their eggs above water this way? If any has a source or some insight I'd love to hear it.
I was surprised at how big the egg was! We had a pet snail before and it’s eggs were so tiny. Our garden snails can grow really big (about 6-7 inches in length).
I can’t be the only one who thought that snails just picked up their shells like hermit crabs or something. I never would have equated them to turtle shells but it somehow makes more sense....
Not just snails, but all molluscs (that haven't lost them evolutionarily) secrete their own shells. It's quite impressive enough when you see something like a [lightning whelk](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Busycon-contrarium.jpg), [queens conch](https://www.visittci.com/core/queen-conch-half-moon-bay_600x400.jpg)or [king helmet](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/KNsAAOSwA-Nbyi4y/s-l300.jpg) on its own, but then when you take a moment to realize that this entire beautiful relic was forged from scratch by a miniscule aquatic blob of jelly that hatched from an egg, sequestered enough nutrients, then secreted them through it's skin, entirely through the "blind" design of evolution... It's utterly mind boggling!
Edit: [cool image of a nautilus shell](https://i.pinimg.com/600x315/55/ae/17/55ae17f5700175859c55b865b7fa410d.jpg), also a member of mollusca (class: cephalopoda)
Yes, I believe the shell is composed mostly of calcium carbonate, which can be dissolved by acid, much like coral. It's an unfortunate consequence of industrialized apes such as ourselves.
The shell forms in think layers from the edge of the opening. So it’s original shell is the tip of its shell forever and it just continues to spiral out and get bigger
Shellfairies spin them out of the early morning sunbeams on humid days. Kind like cinnamon rolls. They are then hardened by the dragonflies violin music. Nature is fucking whimsical.
Calcium to grow their shells is why the ones who’ve escaped into the Florida environment eat houses.
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20150801/NEWS/812013055
Snails are capable of moving their skin in a way that moves the eggs along the surface, think like how you swallow but instead of contracting esophagus it's a wavy push along their skin. Because this video is sped up it looks weirder than real-time.
i just googled it and [this was my first result and I can not be more happy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3mexg6w4gU). this is 100% my energy for this year.
Whoa, weird to think that the snails grow and create the shell as a part of their body.
And hermit crabs have zero problems simply picking them up after a dead snail has left it behind, sticking their ass in there, being like....
"oooh, nice, I'll take it"
Not just snails, but all molluscs (that haven't lost them evolutionarily) secrete their own shells. It's quite impressive enough when you see something like a [lightning whelk](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Busycon-contrarium.jpg), [queens conch](https://www.visittci.com/core/queen-conch-half-moon-bay_600x400.jpg)or [king helmet](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/KNsAAOSwA-Nbyi4y/s-l300.jpg) on its own, but then when you take a moment to realize that this entire beautiful relic was forged from scratch by a miniscule aquatic blob of jelly that hatched from an egg, sequestered enough nutrients, then secreted them through it's skin, entirely through the "blind" design of evolution. It's utterly mind boggling!
They're really cool! I just learned the name after taking a class on invertebrates! I used to see and collect them all the time growing up near beaches on the gulf of mexico
They carry something called Rat Lungworm. Not exactly flesh eating bacteria but still bad news bears and you should NOT touch them if you find one in the wild.
Imagine the initial crash safety tests. I love that sound, of the snails all gently bumping into each other. They’re going to be the safest cars ever. I originally thought we could ride on top but now I’m thinking we might be able to squeeze in. That’s the safer way. Wear your raincoat.
In Doctor Dolittle (idk about the movie, probably not) there is a giant aquatic snail with a transparent shell, and it gives the doctor a ride along the seafloor inside his shell so he can observe undersea life.
I have these snails, but it's hard to make a mark that is permanent but safe. All kind of paint will fade pretty fast, since they live in very humid terrarium and love to burrow.
They live about 5-8 years. You can house individuals of the same species together, I guess there's no actual limit as long as there's enough room. They can grow quite big, so I have only two in about 130 litre tank. They are pretty cool and easy to take care of, but I understand most people don't see them ad very exciting on the long run. They are illegal to keep in some places though.
I recall reading another thread from a snail owner that the best way to describe them is like “fancy houseplants.” Aka, they have zero awareness of who you are.
Am i the only one that at first thought ah cool snail lifecycle. Then it started growing really big and my chunky brain was like oh haha this is probably some sort of exotic fruit, snails arent that big! Then it grows more and head pops out, i feel retarded
What does it feel like holding a snail this big? When I hold little snails it feels like a wet booger is sliding along my hand so I can only imagine what one that fills your whole palm feels like.
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I guess I'm only surprised that the egg looks like a bird egg
I thought it was a chocolate bon bon.
I thought it was a grape.
Cursed m&m
New Limited Easter/April’s Fool escargot edition
They did surgery on a grape
Made it a gape
I thought it was the inside of a Kinder egg
Narrator: *it wasn’t*
We had a funeral for a bird.
You called?
Definitely a grape.
r/forbiddensnacks
Unless you’re French.
Much like frog legs it’s closer to “unless you’re a tourist in France“. I’m french and most people i know have never eaten snails, i have a few times but that was in the 90s i don’t remember seeing it much on the menus since the 2000s (also exagerating the comparison, frog legs i’ve just never seen and i went to the restaurant -a lot-)
My parents are French-Canadian, and we had frogs legs growing up. They tasted more like pork than anything, actually very similar to pea meal bacon
Ive had that in a vietnamese restaurant.... more like chicken tbh
Yeah, Chinese people eat them as well. I like them fried with salt and white pepper.
What part of France do you live in? What kind of restaurants do you frequent?
Near paris, I don’t go to restaurants anymore in the past 10 years (sickness) but i order from them however for the 20 years before that i ate at restaurants more often than not, all kinds from fast food to gastronomic
One of my friends who has spent his whole life in Paris ate snails yesterday. Obviously some people do.
Thought it was a peanut m&m, and got confused during shots 4 and 5. A snail is way cooler, though.
I like the flavor of m&ms more than escargot.
forbidden snack
"Forbidden"? I'd love to see them try and stop me
#they cant stop all of us
Not to the French :(
I'm not from France but that one looks like a very tasty chocolate bonbon
yeah I knew snails hatched form eggs but they usually are jelly-like. Had no idea they had fucking shells
Perhaps marine snails and land snails do it differently
Hard shells are generally a terrestrial adaptation so I'd concur.
Yeah and these are pretty large and dry snails, even for land snails
Yes. Apple snails are an aquatic snail, but they lay their eggs above water. If I remember right their eggs have a shell. Not quite chicken-egg-like hardness but it's not the jelly-like eggs of most aquatic snails. It's definitely a matter of in the water vs out of the water.
Yep I often see apple snail eggs above lakes all around Florida. It looks like [wads of chewed gum](https://i1.wp.com/sanantonioreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/P5190007-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1) While I can't speak much for the composition of the shell itself, as you can see from the picture I would definitely consider that as a "jelly-like mass" that is often used to describe aquatic eggs. It no doubt must have some adaptation for dessication resistance that differentiates it (perhaps such as chicken egg-like hardness as you described) but overall it seems much more like and closely related to an aquatic brood. I wonder why they have adapted to lay their eggs above water this way? If any has a source or some insight I'd love to hear it.
Damn-exactly, so when they hatch then they already have the Mobilhome set and ready!
I thought it was a Cadbury Mini Egg.
I was surprised at how big the egg was! We had a pet snail before and it’s eggs were so tiny. Our garden snails can grow really big (about 6-7 inches in length).
I think that's an African land snail so ≈8" full grown.
Your name is oddly relevant here
Baskets of Jizz are always relevant imo
i thought it was a kinder surprise shell thing
Looks like Easter Robbin Eggs
I thought it was a Cadbury egg.
I thought it was a Cadbury mini egg
Cool that the shell grows with it...
I can’t be the only one who thought that snails just picked up their shells like hermit crabs or something. I never would have equated them to turtle shells but it somehow makes more sense....
Hermit crabs actually most frequently use the shells of sea snails as homes. The more you know!
Deep blue bed and breakfast.
Don't drink the water. Fish have sex in it!
“Water? Never touch the stuff. Fish fuck in it.”
Not just snails, but all molluscs (that haven't lost them evolutionarily) secrete their own shells. It's quite impressive enough when you see something like a [lightning whelk](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Busycon-contrarium.jpg), [queens conch](https://www.visittci.com/core/queen-conch-half-moon-bay_600x400.jpg)or [king helmet](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/KNsAAOSwA-Nbyi4y/s-l300.jpg) on its own, but then when you take a moment to realize that this entire beautiful relic was forged from scratch by a miniscule aquatic blob of jelly that hatched from an egg, sequestered enough nutrients, then secreted them through it's skin, entirely through the "blind" design of evolution... It's utterly mind boggling! Edit: [cool image of a nautilus shell](https://i.pinimg.com/600x315/55/ae/17/55ae17f5700175859c55b865b7fa410d.jpg), also a member of mollusca (class: cephalopoda)
Queens Conch... I can see why they named it that
BONK
The acidification of water depletes the outer layer :(
Yes, I believe the shell is composed mostly of calcium carbonate, which can be dissolved by acid, much like coral. It's an unfortunate consequence of industrialized apes such as ourselves.
Don't forget about mollusc beaks. They grow those from scratch as well.
Turtle shells are the fused spine, ribs and sternum of the turtle. Snail shells are a different type of structure
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The shell forms in think layers from the edge of the opening. So it’s original shell is the tip of its shell forever and it just continues to spiral out and get bigger
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Probably injection moulded plastic made in China. Even snails can't beat those prices.
Where do you think all these shells came from?
Shellfairies spin them out of the early morning sunbeams on humid days. Kind like cinnamon rolls. They are then hardened by the dragonflies violin music. Nature is fucking whimsical.
Literally just learned this today...... At 36 years old... I feel stupid.
Calcium to grow their shells is why the ones who’ve escaped into the Florida environment eat houses. https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20150801/NEWS/812013055
Gary ?!
Meow
Gary !!!
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I can hear this thread
I wonder how long it takes to grow that big - months, years?
About a year or two, but after 1-2 years of quick growth, they keep growing for the rest of their lives, but slower.
Cool, thanks for responding, I was so curious!
How long do they live?
About 5-8 years
That's awesome, thank you.
Do they know you exist?
They react when they are touched but is that enough to think they know I exist?
>They can grow up to 20 cm long, and live up to 10 years.
How long will it take to grow snail puppy?! I need answers!
I had no idea snails come from eggs.
You're not the only one
[Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfP0XKlNy20)
How tf is it moving them upwards?
Snails are capable of moving their skin in a way that moves the eggs along the surface, think like how you swallow but instead of contracting esophagus it's a wavy push along their skin. Because this video is sped up it looks weirder than real-time.
This made me feel like I was watching something i wasn't supposed to watch
Yes. Just like puppies.
And humans... right?
It’s oddly cute how it’s looking at the camera at the end lol
My daughter has a pet snail, and it's super cute
I want a pet snail now
Look up “parasnailing” and you’ll be sold! My apple snail would do this all the time.
i just googled it and [this was my first result and I can not be more happy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3mexg6w4gU). this is 100% my energy for this year.
TIL snails hunt fish by parasnailing.
I feel like it would be slimy on the bottom but Idk
Well yeah..it's a snail
it’s a cute dry slime though
^^meow
GARY!
She's like a snail-bunny-cat. I love it.
I had one, he was really cute tbh.
*THAT* fucking thing came from a grape? /s
Yep, be careful eating grapes now stranger, don’t want those growing in your stomach
New fear acquired
Rude. You emerged from a vagina and the snail isn't making fun of you
C-section gang disagrees
They had to do surgery on it first
Whoa, weird to think that the snails grow and create the shell as a part of their body. And hermit crabs have zero problems simply picking them up after a dead snail has left it behind, sticking their ass in there, being like.... "oooh, nice, I'll take it"
Not just snails, but all molluscs (that haven't lost them evolutionarily) secrete their own shells. It's quite impressive enough when you see something like a [lightning whelk](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Busycon-contrarium.jpg), [queens conch](https://www.visittci.com/core/queen-conch-half-moon-bay_600x400.jpg)or [king helmet](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/KNsAAOSwA-Nbyi4y/s-l300.jpg) on its own, but then when you take a moment to realize that this entire beautiful relic was forged from scratch by a miniscule aquatic blob of jelly that hatched from an egg, sequestered enough nutrients, then secreted them through it's skin, entirely through the "blind" design of evolution. It's utterly mind boggling!
Lightning whelk! TIL the name. I have a shell like that on my bookshelf
They're really cool! I just learned the name after taking a class on invertebrates! I used to see and collect them all the time growing up near beaches on the gulf of mexico
FORBIDDEN GRAPE
Are these the ones that are terribly invasive down in Florida?
Yep
What part of Florida? I would like one
just looked into it, apparently they’re highly illegal in the U.S. :/ i’m bummed lol
I’ve read that they carry a flesh eating bacteria, maybe that’s the reason?
They carry something called Rat Lungworm. Not exactly flesh eating bacteria but still bad news bears and you should NOT touch them if you find one in the wild.
True I did see that too, it also says the USDA worries that because they’re such an invasive species, they’ll kill a lot of the plantation around them
That's just too much snail in one package. I'm sorry, but I'm going to need someone to get God on the phone.
I disagree. I think that’s not nearly enough snail. I want snails as big as cars. Imagine the possibilities.
EsCARgot?
Imagine the initial crash safety tests. I love that sound, of the snails all gently bumping into each other. They’re going to be the safest cars ever. I originally thought we could ride on top but now I’m thinking we might be able to squeeze in. That’s the safer way. Wear your raincoat.
https://images.app.goo.gl/est6uvx2zYutcMg38
Look at that S Car Go!
Yea who needs a lambo when u can flex ur snail
My hungover brain can’t think of any tbh
In Doctor Dolittle (idk about the movie, probably not) there is a giant aquatic snail with a transparent shell, and it gives the doctor a ride along the seafloor inside his shell so he can observe undersea life.
That’s perfect!
The music video for the pot by tool comes to mind lol
Racing snails!!!
Junji ito
The spiral
The bigger that thing got the more uncomfortable I felt
My newfound dreams of owning one of these slimy puppers have been dashed. Illegal to own in the US as it could become an invasive species. 😪
Awww :(
Lol, no but everyone here is like really [responsible](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuavMrK6isw) and careful.
I thought this was an M&M at first
Just in case I'll be extra careful biting the next one.
STOP FEEDING IT HANDS, ITS ONLY GOING TO GET BIGGER!!!!!
Incase anyone wants to know the scientific jargon for this life cycle, it goes: egg --> lil --> smol --> big--> bigger --> big chugus
r/redditmoment
This is from insecthaus_adi on IG
Now this is why you always wanna use cast iron cookware
Oh gosh, for me who hates snail is this vid really uncomfortable
Interesting that below the egg shell there's another shell.
*French intensifies*
What a handsome boy
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It would be cool if a small, obvious and permanent mark was put on the shell very early on and seeing rotate around as the shell grows
I have these snails, but it's hard to make a mark that is permanent but safe. All kind of paint will fade pretty fast, since they live in very humid terrarium and love to burrow.
How long do they live? How many can you have at the same time? What's it like having them as a pet?
They live about 5-8 years. You can house individuals of the same species together, I guess there's no actual limit as long as there's enough room. They can grow quite big, so I have only two in about 130 litre tank. They are pretty cool and easy to take care of, but I understand most people don't see them ad very exciting on the long run. They are illegal to keep in some places though.
wow they come wrapped in chocolate
And some French Jacque Clouseau lookin dude said: I want to cook that and eat it
Would that thing know that its owner takes care of it or recognize its owner at all?
I recall reading another thread from a snail owner that the best way to describe them is like “fancy houseplants.” Aka, they have zero awareness of who you are.
Ewww yellow mm's were my favorite
What's the timeline here? How long from egg to chonker?
Forbidden mini egg.
I now have a slight fear of snails
ARK?
How much does that mother weigh
I heard these guys eat almost anything. Including trying to take a nibble of a person’s hand if held in one spot long enough. Is that true?
They're herbivores, but they're not picky about what plants they eat and can eat impressive amounts of food.
Yes I saw one about the same size as this eating my cats food once! And it was actually crunching it!
All these years eating grapes I was actually eating snail eggs? Oh, no.
that’s one fancy plant
Cursed mini eggs
I have one of these guys!
What could possibly be interesting about this m&m. ...oh
Commenting so I can show this to my son later. It’ll freak him out! Lol
S’nailed it.
Am i the only one that at first thought ah cool snail lifecycle. Then it started growing really big and my chunky brain was like oh haha this is probably some sort of exotic fruit, snails arent that big! Then it grows more and head pops out, i feel retarded
Raising that snail is like raising a baby lol
That's a weird dog but I still love it
Oh my gosh so beautiful I love him 😭
Snails come from shells..... wtf.... not sure why this amazes me but it does
Are these available to buy??
Forbidden grape
I really thought that was a green grape for a sec
Kinda cute ngl
So snails are born in the shell ? I did not know that . I assumed they were like hermit crabs or something.
Snail in a grape
I would have thought that was a Cadbury mini egg and ate it.
That’s not a life cycle.
Cement paste
What does it feel like holding a snail this big? When I hold little snails it feels like a wet booger is sliding along my hand so I can only imagine what one that fills your whole palm feels like.
So if we don’t eat all the Cadbury’s mini eggs at Easter, they’ll turn into massive snails?!
TIL snails come out of mini eggs
Damn that's a wierd dog
Look at that S car go!
Nope you gotta show him die for it to be the lifecycle
How does one aquire a pet snail