Snail lovers,

My friend now reports that our two captive Mesodon normalis snails--Eli is the light one, Milton is the dark one-- are frolicking in bizarre (maybe kinky?) ways.

For a few seconds, their eyestalks intertwined, i.e. doubled back nearly 180 degrees around each the other's like intertwined pinkies. They then traveled separately but parallel for a while.

Any explanations for this behavior?

Also, is there any simulation of what snails "see",  just as there are simulations of what flies' compound eyes "see"?

David Kirsh
Durham, NC

"When you're chewing on life's gristle, DON'T grumble. Give a whistle!" --from Life of Brian

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