Anonymous
asked:
have you heard of jumping snails? they have a little "claw" on the back of their foot. it lets them launch up to a few centimeters. love the little guys.
answered:
No?????????? I have not heard of them this is amazing news.
“These snails are sometimes called “jumping snails” because the tail is modified with a caudal horn and the posterior part of the foot acts as a catapult to push off from contiguous substrates allowing the snail to suddenly move several inches.”
They are apparently Ovachlamys fulgens. Let’s look at a couple:
Wowowow extremely excellent snail friends.
Photos by max822 and gabriela_cr respectively.
Thank you so much for sharing this news!