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Emergence of baby slugs from mother slug
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P Jameson
2014-05-15 07:31:54 UTC
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I have just been told that if you crush a smail and just leave it lying
about on the flower bed, baby slugs will later emerge from the dead mother.
Is there any truth in this please?
David Hill
2014-05-15 08:16:28 UTC
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Post by P Jameson
I have just been told that if you crush a smail and just leave it lying
about on the flower bed, baby slugs will later emerge from the dead mother.
Is there any truth in this please?
NO
Tom Gardner
2014-05-15 08:26:12 UTC
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Post by P Jameson
I have just been told that if you crush a smail and just leave it lying
about on the flower bed, baby slugs will later emerge from the dead mother.
Is there any truth in this please?
Considering snails are hermaphrodites, they can't be a "mother"....
Considering slugs and snails are different species....
... it seems *highly* unlikely! You've been had.
't.exist.com (Peter James)
2014-05-15 08:29:26 UTC
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Post by P Jameson
I have just been told that if you crush a smail and just leave it lying
about on the flower bed, baby slugs will later emerge from the dead mother.
Is there any truth in this please?
Don't feed the troll!
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Janet
2014-05-15 19:20:41 UTC
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Post by P Jameson
I have just been told that if you crush a smail and just leave it lying
about on the flower bed, baby slugs will later emerge from the dead mother.
Whatever moron told you that big fat lie? It's not baby slugs, it's
baby rattle snakes, nano-technology imprinted with the smell of your
troll feet and coming to get you.

Janet
David Hill
2014-05-15 20:16:08 UTC
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Post by Janet
Post by P Jameson
I have just been told that if you crush a smail and just leave it lying
about on the flower bed, baby slugs will later emerge from the dead mother.
Whatever moron told you that big fat lie? It's not baby slugs, it's
baby rattle snakes, nano-technology imprinted with the smell of your
troll feet and coming to get you.
Janet
Come on Janet,
Baby birds come naked from a shell so why shouldn't you get baby naked
snails from the shell.
Like birds getting their feathers then the baby snails will grow a shell
in time.
Janet
2014-05-15 20:22:28 UTC
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nurseries.co.uk says...
Post by David Hill
Post by Janet
Post by P Jameson
I have just been told that if you crush a smail and just leave it lying
about on the flower bed, baby slugs will later emerge from the dead mother.
Whatever moron told you that big fat lie? It's not baby slugs, it's
baby rattle snakes, nano-technology imprinted with the smell of your
troll feet and coming to get you.
Janet
Come on Janet,
Baby birds come naked from a shell so why shouldn't you get baby naked
snails from the shell.
Like birds getting their feathers then the baby snails will grow a shell
in time.
Duh Bob; according to your analogy the baby snails would grow
feathers and learn to fly.

Janet
David Hill
2014-05-15 20:42:40 UTC
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Post by Janet
nurseries.co.uk says...
Post by David Hill
Post by Janet
Post by P Jameson
I have just been told that if you crush a smail and just leave it lying
about on the flower bed, baby slugs will later emerge from the dead mother.
Whatever moron told you that big fat lie? It's not baby slugs, it's
baby rattle snakes, nano-technology imprinted with the smell of your
troll feet and coming to get you.
Janet
Come on Janet,
Baby birds come naked from a shell so why shouldn't you get baby naked
snails from the shell.
Like birds getting their feathers then the baby snails will grow a shell
in time.
Duh Bob; according to your analogy the baby snails would grow
feathers and learn to fly.
Janet
Only when baby birds grow shells and crawl around eating plants.
And by the way I'm not Bob
P Jameson
2014-05-16 08:12:48 UTC
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Post by David Hill
Post by Janet
nurseries.co.uk says...
Post by David Hill
Post by Janet
Post by P Jameson
I have just been told that if you crush a smail and just leave it lying
about on the flower bed, baby slugs will later emerge from the dead mother.
Whatever moron told you that big fat lie? It's not baby slugs, it's
baby rattle snakes, nano-technology imprinted with the smell of your
troll feet and coming to get you.
Janet
Come on Janet,
Baby birds come naked from a shell so why shouldn't you get baby naked
snails from the shell.
Like birds getting their feathers then the baby snails will grow a shell
in time.
Duh Bob; according to your analogy the baby snails would grow
feathers and learn to fly.
Janet
Only when baby birds grow shells and crawl around eating plants.
And by the way I'm not Bob
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Apologies to all. I typed baby 'slugs', when I should have said baby
*Snails* emerge out from the dead Snail carcass. A Mistake sorry.
Tom Gardner
2014-05-16 08:42:10 UTC
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Post by P Jameson
Apologies to all. I typed baby 'slugs', when I should have said baby
*Snails* emerge out from the dead Snail carcass. A Mistake sorry.
I'm sure it /can/ happen - after all, it /can/ happen
with humans. See Macbeth for an early description.
Malcolm
2014-05-16 08:43:57 UTC
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Post by P Jameson
Post by David Hill
Post by Janet
nurseries.co.uk says...
Post by David Hill
Post by Janet
Post by P Jameson
I have just been told that if you crush a smail and just leave it lying
about on the flower bed, baby slugs will later emerge from the dead mother.
Whatever moron told you that big fat lie? It's not baby slugs, it's
baby rattle snakes, nano-technology imprinted with the smell of your
troll feet and coming to get you.
Janet
Come on Janet,
Baby birds come naked from a shell so why shouldn't you get baby naked
snails from the shell.
Like birds getting their feathers then the baby snails will grow a shell
in time.
Duh Bob; according to your analogy the baby snails would grow
feathers and learn to fly.
Janet
Only when baby birds grow shells and crawl around eating plants.
And by the way I'm not Bob
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Apologies to all. I typed baby 'slugs', when I should have said baby
*Snails* emerge out from the dead Snail carcass. A Mistake sorry.
Still won't ever happen and so still a stupid story. Snails lay eggs and
as these require a couple of weeks to develop *outside* the parent's
body, usually in the soil, it is impossible for them to emerge from a
snail carcass.
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Malcolm
Nick Maclaren
2014-05-16 09:06:18 UTC
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Post by Malcolm
Post by P Jameson
Apologies to all. I typed baby 'slugs', when I should have said baby
*Snails* emerge out from the dead Snail carcass. A Mistake sorry.
Still won't ever happen and so still a stupid story. Snails lay eggs and
as these require a couple of weeks to develop *outside* the parent's
body, usually in the soil, it is impossible for them to emerge from a
snail carcass.
It's actually less stupid with slugs! Many are scavengers, and will
eat carrion, so it isn't unlikely that a dead snail will have a few
small slugs attached.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
Chris Hogg
2014-05-16 10:13:42 UTC
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Post by Nick Maclaren
Post by Malcolm
Post by P Jameson
Apologies to all. I typed baby 'slugs', when I should have said baby
*Snails* emerge out from the dead Snail carcass. A Mistake sorry.
Still won't ever happen and so still a stupid story. Snails lay eggs and
as these require a couple of weeks to develop *outside* the parent's
body, usually in the soil, it is impossible for them to emerge from a
snail carcass.
It's actually less stupid with slugs! Many are scavengers, and will
eat carrion, so it isn't unlikely that a dead snail will have a few
small slugs attached.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
I was thinking the same. If there's a squashed slug lying around, it's
possible that other slugs, including small ones, invade the carcass
and give the appearance of emerging from it. But the tale does have a
slightly medieval or old wives ring about it.
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Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
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