[lit-ideas] Re: Diet of Worms
- From: Carol Kirschenbaum <carolkir@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 00:52:50 -0800
> What's the dish on snails?
Ah. Snails belong to the same family as frog's legs (as opposed to
amphibious frogs), and are best sauteed with butter and garlic. Snails on
their own are a bad idea, except in gardens. For a more detailed biological
explanation, raise your own expert. Mine allows one question per month.
Carol
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From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 10:43 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Diet of Worms
> It's odd, but I didn't know that about worms. Many thanks.
>
Are they too their own man, so to speak?
>
> yrs,
> andreas
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carol Kirschenbaum" <carolkir@xxxxxxxx>
>
>
>> Andreas,
>> Good question, so I asked my son the developmental biologist at UC
>> Berkeley.
>> He wrote:
>> "Well, there's many kinds of worms.
>> The common earthworm is called an annelid. Segmented, no appendages
>> (legs).
>> Another example in this group is the leech.
>> There are also flatworms, called platyhelminthes. Example- planarian.
>> There are round worms, called nematodes. Example- C. elegans.
>> You're right, they aren't all of those things that you mentioned. They
>> are
>> on their own."
>>
>> So there you have it. The worm slithers alone.
>> Best,
>> Carol
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