Zombie Ants, Bulletproof Armadillo and Smart Land Snails

[Poison Pen]

It’s Weird Creature Day and this week’s news has some good ones. A Japanese caterpillar creates drugged zombie ants to use as bodyguards. An armadillo in Texas may be bulletproof. And invasive giant land snails in Florida are developing new tricks.

Zombie Ants, Bulletproof Armadillo and Smart Land Snails | Mysterious Universe

 

[Num7]

That's a great article reminding us how creative and survivalist nature is.

Any US members spotted those giant snails? They're really huge!

 

[Martian]

That's a great article reminding us how creative and survivalist nature is.

Any US members spotted those giant snails? They're really huge!

I bet they're delicious.

 

[Poison Pen]

That's a great article reminding us how creative and survivalist nature is.

Any US members spotted those giant snails? They're really huge!

No I have not seen the giant snails they speak of around my parts of the country (US)......

 

[Poison Pen]

That's a great article reminding us how creative and survivalist nature is.

Any US members spotted those giant snails? They're really huge!

I bet they're delicious.

Don't know. Not going to taste them to find out.

 

[Martian]

Don't know. Not going to taste them to find out.

Mmmm

 

[PoisonApple]

I've seen really big sea snails, I guess you'd call them... They're like a giant slug living in a big shell. They're everywhere at Slaughter Beach, DE...