[lit-ideas] Re: Diet of Worms
- From: "Steven G. Cameron" <stevecam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 12:09:15 -0500
**If memory serves, snails are from the mollusk family and slugs from
gastropods. Will ask my children when they return later (HS biology
texts probably have the desired info). Never eaten a slug (though they
love beer -- left to trap them in my garden) -- escargot is incredibly
tasty.
TC,
/Steve Cameron, NJ
JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx wrote:
> And what about slugs, which seem to be snails without their built-in home?
>
> Julie Krueger
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> Date: 2/5/05 2:53:45 A.M. Central Standard Time From: _carolkir@xxxxxxxxx
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>>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
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>>It's odd, but I didn't know that about worms. Many thanks.
>>
>
> Are they too their own man, so to speak?
>
>>yrs,
>>andreas
>> www.andreas.com
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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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