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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: neilep on 30/03/2009 13:54:05

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: neilep on 30/03/2009 13:54:05

I Posted this in another thread but wondered if I would get a better result if it had it's own thread..


Whist looking for a photo for my reversing snail question I found this..

Do ewe think it is real or a fake ?

I can't seem to locate any proper info about it !

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Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 30/03/2009 14:27:21

I can't find any reference to it except in conjunction with Takeshi Yamada's sideshow. That makes me suspicious.

Remember also that snails are pseudopodia. Those podia look anything but pseudo.

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: Karen W. on 30/03/2009 15:03:35

Wow that looks very odd!
I have never seen anything like that before and have no Idea about its validity...

 at first glance it reminded me of a turtle foot but then I looked closer... very odd indeed!

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: JnA on 30/03/2009 15:40:14

the chupacabra is a 'legendary' animal from Mexico and south America. Legendary as in Bigfoot and Yeti's.

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 30/03/2009 17:05:45

Quote from: JnA on 30/03/2009 15:40:14

the chupacabra is a 'legendary' animal from Mexico and south America. Legendary as in Bigfoot and Yeti's.

Yes - Goatsucker.

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 30/03/2009 17:07:55

The chupacabra is a legend whereas that snail looks like a LEG END! (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freesmileys.org%2Fsmileys%2Fsmiley-laughing021.gif&hash=44605df69e1507c3ed4d235c15c22e92) (http://www.freesmileys.org)

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: LeeE on 30/03/2009 17:15:42

Lol - a snail with claws, and people are asking it it's real!   [:D]

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: Don_1 on 30/03/2009 17:45:39

I wonder if it's name was Anne Boleyn!

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: Bored chemist on 30/03/2009 20:22:31

Doesn't April start in a couple of days' time?

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 30/03/2009 20:43:07

Wednesday

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: neilep on 30/03/2009 20:51:19

Quote from: LeeE on 30/03/2009 17:15:42

Lol - a snail with claws, and people are asking it it's real!   [:D]

Not " people "....just me !! *hurummpth*

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: JnA on 31/03/2009 01:38:42

Quote from: DoctorBeaver on 30/03/2009 17:05:45

Quote from: JnA on 30/03/2009 15:40:14

the chupacabra is a 'legendary' animal from Mexico and south America. Legendary as in Bigfoot and Yeti's.

Yes - Goatsucker.

well, no need for name calling :P

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 31/03/2009 07:58:39

Quote from: JnA on 31/03/2009 01:38:42

Quote from: DoctorBeaver on 30/03/2009 17:05:45

Quote from: JnA on 30/03/2009 15:40:14

the chupacabra is a 'legendary' animal from Mexico and south America. Legendary as in Bigfoot and Yeti's.

Yes - Goatsucker.

well, no need for name calling :P

 [:D]

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: JnA on 31/03/2009 13:36:10

Quote from: Don_1 on 30/03/2009 17:45:39

I wonder if it's name was Anne Boleyn!

hahaha   cute.

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: JimBob on 05/04/2009 00:22:57

Why, one can even see the fake claws on the most of the toessin the plotograph through the plasict and/or resin from which the six-toed foot is made!

FAKE!!

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 05/04/2009 10:09:16

Plotograph indeed.

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: tangoblue on 05/05/2009 14:01:44

i don't think that it can get any more fake, that or its one really mutated snail.  Must live next to a nuclear waste site or something.

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 06/05/2009 06:25:56

Or my house...

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: mongoloid on 01/07/2011 20:20:26

Quote from: JimBob on 05/04/2009 00:22:57

Why, one can even see the fake claws on the most of the toessin the plotograph through the plasict and/or resin from which the six-toed foot is made!

FAKE!!

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Title: Is This A real Snail ?
Post by: Kryptid on 01/07/2011 20:51:52

This was made as part of a hoax contest on About.com.

http://paranormal.about.com/od/ghostphotos/ig/2007-Photo-Hoax-Contest-Slide-/Giant-Chupacabras-Snail.-00a.htm