speaking of procreation...i learned about the european eel....
'They are generally believed to spawn in the Sargasso Sea and the larvae (Leptocephalus) migrate towards Europe in a three-year-long migration. As glass eels they reach the coasts of Europe and enter estuaries'
think about that...'they are believed'...we don't even know where these slippery eels spawn...!!!!! the sargasso sea!! thats a long way for a euro eel.
I remember reading about those eels in a book called Fish Do The Strangest Things. We also had the companion books about insects, animals, and reptiles.
speaking of procreation...i learned about the european eel....
'They are generally believed to spawn in the Sargasso Sea and the larvae (Leptocephalus) migrate towards Europe in a three-year-long migration. As glass eels they reach the coasts of Europe and enter estuaries'
think about that...'they are believed'...we don't even know where these slippery eels spawn...!!!!! the sargasso sea!! thats a long way for a euro eel.
You should have married my husband. You'd be eating canned beans for dinner and living in an Amana refigerator box, but you'd know freakin' EVERYthing, between the two of you...
This is a sickness, Beanie. Please send help......
That slugs and snails are hermaphroditic, have both their genitalia AND anus on the right side of their heads (therefore pooping on their own heads), and often chew off their mates' or their own penises after mating.
Why do I know this? Because on our evening walks down at the beach after heavy rains (such as the past two days), the snails come out of the dune grasses and are all over the trail. Hundreds, if not thousands of them. It takes attention to not crunch them underfoot. And I got curious as to their anatomy and predators and my Google finger is in good shape. And now I doubt I can enjoy my dinner or sleep well. And now you know why I never get anything done.
You should have married my husband. You'd be eating canned beans for dinner and living in an Amana refigerator box, but you'd know freakin' EVERYthing, between the two of you...
That slugs and snails are hermaphroditic, have both their genitalia AND anus on the right side of their heads (therefore pooping on their own heads), and often chew off their mates' or their own penises after mating.
Why do I know this? Because on our evening walks down at the beach after heavy rains (such as the past two days), the snails come out of the dune grasses and are all over the trail. Hundreds, if not thousands of them. It takes attention to not crunch them underfoot. And I got curious as to their anatomy and predators and my Google finger is in good shape. And now I doubt I can enjoy my dinner or sleep well. And now you know why I never get anything done.
Sorry for the cheesetastic name of the video. It's a clip from a wonderful film called Microcosmos.
That slugs and snails are hermaphroditic, have both their genitalia AND anus on the right side of their heads (therefore pooping on their own heads), and often chew off their mates' or their own penises after mating.
Why do I know this? Because on our evening walks down at the beach after heavy rains (such as the past two days), the snails come out of the dune grasses and are all over the trail. Hundreds, if not thousands of them. It takes attention to not crunch them underfoot. And I got curious as to their anatomy and predators and my Google finger is in good shape. And now I doubt I can enjoy my dinner or sleep well. And now you know why I never get anything done.
That explains it. I always thought wow, tantric snails cause they were at for hours in front of my office window. Later that day, coming back I took a closer look and wondered where all this crud on their heads had come from.. At first I thought they were just unlucky enough to get hit by a passing pigeon in the middle of their wildest moments.
Good night, my voyeuristic little friends. 
You'd be eating canned beans for dinner and living in an Amana refigerator box, but you'd know freakin' EVERYthing, between the two of you...
