Snail Trail
We learned all about a single animal today - the snail. As a class we discussed all we knew about snails and we came up with a long list. Then we saw some photos of different types of snails and we talked about the differences we saw. We learned about the life cycle of the snail. First the adult snail lays up to 40 eggs in a hole in the soil. After 3 weeks they start to hatch and they are born with a jelly shell. The shell of the young snails get darker as they grow and they have 3 whorls. A snail is fully grown when it is 2 years old. At this age it has about 5 whorls and can lay more eggs.
To finish the lesson we started to make some snails to go on our display. As usual there are some photos of us below :
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The painting bit was messy Antonia
I liked making the conical shell best Lois
I did not know the rings on snail’s shells were called whorls Sula
I knew snails had one foot Rachel
My snail shell was brown and black Jon
This post was written by Dave Cain
Posted: May 22nd, 2007 under school.
Comments: 3
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Comment from Ewan McIntosh
Time: May 23, 2007, 6:57 am
Snails are my favourite thing to eat as a starter when I go to France or to my favourite French restaurant here in Edinburgh. You can’t just eat them off the garden wall, though, so don’t try! 
A friend of mine ‘purges’ them himself in the south of France and has posted some pictures to Flickr. He also lived in Vietnam for a while writing a book about food and there snails are even more popular for a street stall snack. Here are some of his best pics:
A menu/info sheet which tells you the health benefits of eating snail:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/323829655/
A Vietnamese dish called Bun Oc (Snail, noodle soup with tofu and blood):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/28349596/
What the French buy frozen or fresh in their marché or supermarché:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=int&w=87585644%40N00&q=snails+toulouse+&m=text
Steaming is one way to cook snails:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/47933612/
Or heating over some fire in Saigon (HUGE snails):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/21252581/
Have you ever tried snails? If not, we’ll have to see if we can get you some!
Comment from P3
Time: May 31, 2007, 1:44 pm
Thanks for the photos. We liked looking at them but some of the girls felt sick ! However some of us thought we would like to try some of the food.
P3
Comment from marie clarke
Time: June 14, 2007, 7:47 pm
Thank you for your informative site. As I was out walking my dogs tonight there were loads of snails and I wondered what their life cycle was. Your page has helped me to understand where they come from and how their shells grow.
Thank you
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