Regular Member Kissy Posted October 9, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 9, 2005 Whenever I see snail pics, there is a darker "spot" under the shell..it almost looks like an air bubble. Can a snail person tell me what it is? I'm so curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chishower Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Inside the snail? I'm not sure I know what you mean. I know on my ivories, I can see their hearts beating. Or what looks like a heart beating. Not too good with snail anatomy. <_< Its prolly just some organ or something if its inside the shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kissy Posted October 9, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 9, 2005 Wow thats cool that you can see their hearts beating. Snails are so interesting; there is so much to learn! I borrowed a pic of Kortniee's Fred. I hope she doesn't mind. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/kortniee/fred2.jpg Do you see the dark spot near the top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chishower Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Yep, all snails have that. Not quite sure what it is, my guess is either a stomach or an air sack like a goldfish's swim bladder... I'll look into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member airwen Posted October 9, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 9, 2005 I believe that light-colored ring you can see is the lung. I see that more often on my babies before their shells have thickened a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kissy Posted October 9, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 9, 2005 Snails have lungs? I think they should be nominated most interesting animal of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member smack536 Posted October 11, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 yup! thats the lung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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