MR. SNAIL WAKES UP
Waking up after about five mopths’ sleep, the very hungry snail takes the shortest route for the seed-bed, at the rapid pace of nearly two miles a fortnight ! . .. Once there, his hundreds of teeth, arranged in neat rows along his tongue, make short work of early seedlings. He does pot mind spoiling your garden, in the least. Hunger somewhat satisfied, the snail seeks a quiet shady spot to rest during the day, always returning after a ramble to the same place. The Baby Snails. In the Intervals of breakfasting, Mr.Snail’s wife finds time to lay about a hundred eggs in shallow hollows scraped in the ground. From, the few eggs which are not eaten by other hungry animals, a transparent, miniature snail hatches out, and at pnee begins to feed. As the soft body grows, new layers of shell are added; and always the shell is made according to the family pattern.
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 292, 5 September 1931, Page 23
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