Snails Save Energy by Re-Using Mucus Trails

Now come on, is there even a need to continue on with the article when it’s basically summed up in a title like this one?

OK, before i punt you to the article on LiveScience, Biologists in Britain studied marine snails and confirmed the long-held assumption that to conserve energy, snails play follow the leader by laying down a less mucous on top of older trails laid by others ahead of him (or her i suppose). They confirmed the assumption by measuring the thickness of the original trails to the reused trails.

So, what would a snail do with that extra energy? Believe it or not, for making baby snails.

Here’s the LiveScience article. You can thank me later.

Oh, and since I have you in the mood for snail stories, reread the (short) Radioactive snails story originally published on Geeknews last October.

Related posts:

1. Radioactive snails appear in Spain
2. Atomic Energy Lab, What Kid Wouldn’t Want One?
3. Why Aren’t You Beautiful?
4. Hack Your Laptop Batteries, Save Some Money
5. Energy Geeks Compete At Solar Decathlon

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.