2006-11-18 16:50:13 · 8 answers · asked by gentltailya 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Snails move by alternating body contractions with stretching, with a proverbially low speed (1 mm/s is a typical speed for adult helix lucorum. They produce mucus in order to aid locomotion by reducing friction. The mucus also reduces the snail's risk of injury making them to crawl over razor blades without injury.♥
2006-11-18 16:57:15 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Years ago I saw an article in a science magazine where snails were trained (how I don't know) to move along a straight path which had a number of razor blades set up crosswise like so many hurdles. They then held snail races. There were pictures of the snails going over the razor blades with no trouble at all.
2006-11-19 01:39:54 · answer #2 · answered by rethinker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The goo that a snail produces somehow protects it from getting cut.
2006-11-19 23:30:45 · answer #3 · answered by silence_fearer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know, that is a good question. why don't you take a snail and put it on a razor and see for yourself.
2006-11-19 01:01:20 · answer #4 · answered by checkmarks2177 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. it doesn't weigh enough to have the force needed to push down on the razor hard enough to hurt itself.
2006-11-19 00:52:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely. Their mucous protects them from most sharp surfaces.
Oh wait, were you being funny? Sorry. Try harder next time.
2006-11-19 00:54:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, I think their slime protects them from that. If you stabbed them with it, though...
2006-11-19 00:53:35 · answer #7 · answered by nekokitsunegrrl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps, it is too slippery to be cut.
2006-11-19 06:35:34 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋