Help a Snail Find True Love!

[@DDG2023]

Jeremy is going to find love and have a family before me, isn't he? Gddmit Jeremy!

[@dianapossell6899]

A match has been found. Yay for snail love.

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

I have to ask....did they have babies & what were the results? Were they lefty's, too?

[@SMFrogPrincess]

@@LittleBlueOwl318 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_(snail) Jeremy had 56 babies, according to it's Wikipedia page, and all of them were right coiled.

[@xilingsinqueso]

Snails are not gross. Slugs are. A cute shell makes a sheer difference :p

[@TazPessle]

no. snails are devils with angel masks. They think the shell will make them look cute so we don't notice them eating our nice garden to bits. But slugs, they eat all the rubbish that we don't want and won't miss, like caretakers of the garden ('janitor' if you're american) they receive scorn but do a noble job. I only stand on snails. I leave the slugs for the frogs to eat.

[@katherinerichardson2273]

Brandon Hamer they eat the same things

[@MelissaPerez24]

I think both are cute

[@deadmeme8973]

LagiNaLangAko23 banana slugs are revolting

[@azaiah8163]

Some snail is gross they eat poop without thinking tho

[@baste3750]

wow talk about snail mail

[@grossscienceshow]

Right?!?!?!

[@baste3750]

Yeah!

[@geodarian1361]

it is... -3C outside and snowing, am I suposed to find a snail?

[@virgiliaspight4482]

Geodarian XD it's too cold for that Snail*

[@dr_pacman1031]

HA HA HA YOU ARE SO FUNNY

[@greenbeevideo765]

I will check to see if any of the European garden snails living on my front porch are this weird mutation! (and also check every single one I see ever) I kept snails as pets for many years, even breeding them once and raising the offspring for a year before I got too busy to take care of them and I released them back into my yard. I never noticed if any had counterclockwise shells.

[@thing93]

I had many snails but they always go away BUT... Now I have another one I saved from a fridge

[@zentouro]

i am so ready to #ship it. i need a new OTP

[@thekarinao17]

I saw this pun and appreciate it

[@tomato_bisquesoup5559]

zentouro I'm wearing a I SHIP IT!

[@tattooyu]

This whole thing is spiraling out of control!

[@awesomeeliam7882]

Ken Haberman Hahahahahahahaha!

[@salattu]

This is so cool. I don't think we have them in Finland, the grey ones. But I'll try to keep a look out, every snail buddy needs some love.

[@dipdippotatochip646]

Jeremy actually found two potential mates i think in the past year and half! it would be cool if you did a follow up video on that!

[@Camille.T]

This is amazing, it worked ! 2 snails have been found (in England and Spain) and Jeremy is already with Lefty (the British one)! Now we just have to wait for them to mate.

[@mattsmith2115]

I found a snail in the lettuce at Safeway one time and brought it home. It only lived for a few days. Any tips on caring for our lefties before we mail 'em to the Doc, Anna?

[@grossscienceshow]

Great question! I don't know, but will ask Dr. Davison for his suggestions :)

[@mattsmith2115]

Thanks Anna! We didn't know what the feed the little guy, or what sort of environment to keep him in. Apparently a giant stalk of celery and a mason jar were not correct.

[@davidonfim2381]

Most snails will love fresh spinach and lettuce. I've also fed snails fish food (I swear, everything eats fish food), so I'd recommend putting them in a container with some fairly moist dirt (make sure you use dechlorinated water though) and some food. If it's a small container or they'll be there for a long time, you should also put some small holes on the lid so that CO2 doesn't build up.

[@Glorifica]

keep the snail moist (but not too wet). feed them a piece of salad or cucumber. you could for example wet a tissue paper, put it in a jar and set the snail onto it. and don't forget punching holes into the lid for air. then keep the jar warm but not hot. if the snail has a shell it probably would be grateful for some eggshell or any other form of calcium. if you were looking to keep a found snail as a pet for longer i would suggest getting it some friends and reading up on the exact needs of the species. but just for keeping it safe for a few days, the above method should be enough for a happy snail. and ps - if the found snail was on lettuce you bought from a store where it was refrigerated very cold, it could be that there just wasn't anything you could do for the little one.

[@mattsmith2115]

Thanks for the tips, guys! They make sense and sound easy to pull off. I remember when I found the snail I actually thought it was just a seashell, because it was fully retracted inside. After carrying it around for a few minutes I felt something slimy against the palm of my hand...

[@oreomilk5667]

This channel is too underrated, YOUR VIDS ARE THE BEST!

[@sheldonpon9141]

I can't believe you missed the perfect opportunity to make a joke about snail mail.

[@katiehall7625]

I used to keep tons of garden snails and I think I may have had one like Jeremy!! It is such a shame I don't have them any more... Nowadays I have three called Twitch,Torch and Turner , as well as giant african land snails called Gary (a jade), Gigantor (achatina achatina), Luna (albino), Coco (Either Gigantor/Gary's baby or Gigantor/Luna's baby lol 😂) and the biggest of all the species, Tiny! (a tiger snail) I will keep my eyes peeled for Jeremy's lookalike!! :)

[@pkb138]

Jeremy spoke, spoke Jeremy spoke, spoke Jeremy spoke in class today

[@potatochipchloe9174]

Australia has loads of sails...... LIKE FOR THE GREAT AUSSIE HUNT FOR #SNAILLOVE

[@jennhoff03]

My great-aunt has situs inversus. It's actually NOT that harmless! It's made her heart surgeries super complicated. Last time they had to fly in a surgeon bc the regular surgical equipment is positioned for the heart to be a certain way. They kept telling her her surgeries would be no big deal if her heart was on the correct side, but as it was they had to crack her open and it was a huge deal and recovery, etc. It's crazy that it makes such a difference, but it does!

[@sebastianbohorquez4893]

This channel is gonna grow, that high charisma makes it fun to see even if it's gross XD

[@kaibanda9005]

wait.... what about the other side of Jeremy? wouldn't that be spiraling clockwise???

[@kaibanda9005]

if you take a spiral spiraling clockwise, and you look at the other side of it, the spiral direction would look like its going counterclockwise. sorry if i make no sense O_O

[@SyriaSirlay]

Kai Banda Their shells are lopsided, not vertically symmetrical. So the larger side is the one you look at for the direction.

[@grossscienceshow]

Oh! Yes, I initially got confused by this, too, and was hoping the picture of the shell on its side would help explain. These snails ONLY have a spiral on one side of their shell (not both). The other side is smooth. So if you flip the snail around it won't have a spiral spinning the other way. Does that make sense?

[@kaibanda9005]

Yes! That makes a lot more sense now. Thank you for answering my question! I love your vids by the way. (: Keep up the great work

[@microwave3254]

Kai Banda wait Wut?!

[@samezeh4171]

Jeremy, has found love

[@livesal3260]

At school my friends and I are doing a snail farm and getting snails for them to mate. We’ve got two just for now so hopefully we get more on Monday!

[@mistersassafras5730]

Another Terrifical Episode!

[@deadchannel1875]

how do you know that a snail's shell is counter clockwise?

[@rxsepetalis]

.... its kinda you know... anti clockwise.

[@snartdingus]

i love youre channel and i love snails! I have a snail question? how do the snails here in wisconsin survive the winter?

[@colinpogi]

Found a shell, but there was no snail..

[@justghostie4948]

just look at it from the other side, it's shell will be clockwise then.

[@theuglyzone]

Mail a living snail!!??

[@sd4dfg2]

Snail mail is what we used before email.

[@leafycake7111]

Cmon Jeremy we believe in you!

[@moksvweenie6167]

I would, but I'm actually terrified of snails.

[@maya8662]

I found a snail like Jeremy today before I watched this.. But a bird swooped in and ate it ;-;

[@abramthiessen8749]

I live in Yellowknife Canada. I have found some small snails slugs but nothing near that size or species and definitely not in the winter. Love the show though.

[@catfish513]

YALL THEY DID IT

[@jasminedoggietvn6995]

I Think He Found His Love!

[@sprekotz7345]

Normally I hate snails and think they’re nasty, but I feel for Jeremy.

[@AlvinBalvin321]

Try turning the shell around

[@verdatum]

It blows my mind that you guys didn't even mention "A speciation gene for left-right reversal in snails results in anti-predator adaptation" from Nature Communications 2010

[@DDG2023]

verdatum . . . so that's going to need some explaining. How would that reversal confound predators?

[@verdatum]

There is a snake that has specifically adapted a jaw for eating snails with shells spiralling in the standard direction. As a result, there has been a growth of snails spiraling in the other direction; the snakes can't eat them no matter how hard they try.

[@grossscienceshow]

Yeah, I had to make some tough choices about what to include in this one, cause there is so much cool science out there (both about snail biology and asymmetry). But that could totally be its own Gross Science video :)

[@verdatum]

Gross Science Heh, cursed low attention span of KZbin viewers! They force everyone to keep videos nice and OOO, A SQUIRREL!!!

[@mathwhiz1986]

verdatum do you watch Emgo's reviews cause he does that when the figure he's reviewing can really look up high

[@microska2656]

this snail is as rare as shiny pokemon

[@ilovestrongheroines1999]

RIP Jeremy

[@sharax08]

I could have lived my whole life without clicking this video lol.

[@Chriva]

hearing a woman say "happy slime trails" is way too amusing to someone with a sense of dirty humour lol

[@Cora.T]

How does one savely ship a snail half way across the world? Without having it die because of stress, wrong handling ( look up videos on how some luggage is treated ), dehydration, starvation or a lack of oxygen? And last question, have they already found love for jeremy, is he even still alive?

[@TheDrexxus]

I have the condition where my internal organs are backwards. Find me a wife pls. :(

[@melanah9716]

TheDrexxus if there are twins, ones organs are completely normal, but the other's is flipped flopped. The one with flipped flopped organs usually doesn't live as long

[@kristenstory517]

Bird eggs are pretty gross. Can you do a video about how they are formed?

[@falondonahue8457]

How are bird eggs gross? Bird eggs are used for cooking, eating and hatching chicks.

[@killerop-gl1fc]

Symmetry is my lesson!!

[@Woopah_gaming]

Well I killed it my bad

[@Noname-pf5sw]

Snails and slugs are completely different a slug is not a snail with no shell

[@emanjimenez5381]

Can..... Annnyyyboddyyyyyyyy, find meeeeEeee, sombody toooooooo love

[@TheSupercargo]

On Friday I heard a BBC Radio news programme report that the campaign has turned up two potential mates for Jeremy, one in England, one in Spain. But I am sure more would be welcome.

[@TheSupercargo]

And now I see your link to Nottingham University leads to a page where that news is given.

[@Goomatora]

A Shiny Snail

[@Lola-lh5kl]

I'm saying that this video was made about three years ago what's the update on the snail love?

[@rtaraquin]

Can one really OWN Jeremy?

[@TheArhive]

Yes. Snail slavery is still a thing. If you can buy it, you can own it.

[@mikes5996]

So sad Poor Jeremy

[@MUtley-rf8vg]

It's a very _special_ kind of handshake that grown-up snails do to make little baby snails. Oh, except you're a lefty? Sorry kid, you're screwed.

[@depressedperson9212]

i tried to find some snails today,i did find a few.i put them in a box with a bunch of leaves.ill check on em tommorow.

[@hithere8469]

what will happen if theres a snail with two heads?

[@tokestorgaard7823]

how am i going to know the difference between a normal snail and a Jeremy-snail, in the wild?

[@ePuffer6]

I hate snails, but after watching this video, they are kinda cute too. XD

[@koenkohrt1531]

Well I am to far north to find snails.

[@rhiannonkaye3085]

how do you mail a snail?

[@Alex_Off-Beat]

When Jeremy's mate is found it should definitely be named Anna.

[@Nick-dx2pt]

0:10 but.......I am cold and heartless

[@Throckmongler]

did they find the snail?

[@scorpioalt1407]

He Already Found A Mate Called Lefty

[@hashzones]

this is actually gross .. but I liked it :D

[@theoddtaraout8625]

Ok so my question is why is there a unicorn head in the background?😂

[@1spookie168]

welp time to go get my camera and a bucket :)

[@noorihanaliyusoff2370]

can i tell a quastion please snail will die if you put a salt on their body right?

[@critterfreek83]

Yes. It dries their body moisture up.

[@deletedaccount8176]

I came here for a science not to give a snail a meat so I am cold-hearted

[@robertbperez]

I have lots of garden snails

[@norma8686]

How can I find a garden snail, it's almost winter, there are no snails outside (plenty of spiders though).

[@-dash.]

Galassia di Andromeda But she meant world wide, which my place is summer all year long

[@DDG2023]

Galassia di Andromeda Have you checked your local French restaurant!

[@vanessah.4133]

Omg one time I saw one but thought it was normal wow

[@badasszombiekillingmachine7000]

Is that a plant in a shoe in the background? and a unicornhead? YeiksXD

[@ranika3995]

I use to drown garden snails when I was young by accident I don't remember paying attention to the shells rotation though sorry

[@basia3173]

What if they just take a picture and reverse it

[@seeker1763]

I THINK I HAVE ONE BECUASE I HAVE SOME SNAILS AS PETS AND I SAW SOME WHOSE SHELL MIGHT BE COUNTERCLOCKWISE

[@jessicalapina4622]

Can't you just flip Jeremy around so he faces the right? Wouldn't that changed the direction of his spiral to being clockwise??

[@ihavepotatobloodinmyveins9222]

this is so cute

[@KauanRMKlein]

snails aren't gross... They're boring, that's all there is to them: being the kings of boredom.

[@ethanmachine7594]

CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIISTIIIIIIIIIIIINE

[@aijabaksh7980]

How many snails are on earth

[@belbubs]

The video will not play for me. Gives me. A playback error. Would you know why?

[@grossscienceshow]

Hmmm... I'm not sure what the issue is-I don't have geoblocking set. Let me check. Thanks for letting me know.

[@belbubs]

Working now! Thanks!

[@44catcat]

Does she have a black eye :O?

[@samuelbarringer715]

How are banana slugs related to snails?

[@kiwi1361]

I only have naked snails in the garden :/ Is Jeremy into that type of snails?

[@HungLikeScrat]

Where are they commonly found in the U.S.? I live in eastern Alabama.

[@grossscienceshow]

I have actually not found any mention of these snails in Alabama. I did read one document from Alabama classifying them as agricultural pests and suggesting quarantine measures to prevent their spread.

[@HungLikeScrat]

Gross Science Yeah, I tried looking them up before asking and found the same thing. Wasn't sure if y'all would have a better resource than Google.

[@grossscienceshow]

+Bruce Ferguson Yeah, I can try asking Davison, but he's in the UK so I'm not sure he'd know the specifics of their distribution in the US.

[@HungLikeScrat]

Gross Science No biggie. Probably won't find any around here to try and help the poor fella.

[@redtedbruh3613]

I love snails there cute :3

[@dyerstraight391]

fairly sure the EPA frowns upon mailing live animals to foreign countries...

[@grossscienceshow]

I'm sure Dr. Davison would go fill out all the appropriate permits and paperwork to make it happen legally :)

[@MaydayKeeper]

Snail mail

[@alfredosaucetastesgood1678]

I killed one, oops.

[@anamagcal3508]

She looks so flawless here❤

[@kpkoalatea9821]

Are they found in Florida

[@kpkoalatea9821]

I have a bunch in my dads back yard and you never know XD

[@ausintune9014]

i thought left handed people had their organs inverted :/

[@adtc]

but if you look at a clockwise spiral from the other side it will be counterclockwise... I don't get how that's special

[@davidonfim2381]

snail shells have the spiral in only one side. If you flip them, you don't get a right side up snail shell spiral- you get an upside down snail shell.

[@jose_500]

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[@christianhackim]

i want a snail

[@emaduddin1212]

I saw so many snails in my country,Bangladesh ..

[@midnightmermaid7458]

🤷🏽‍♀️Has Jeremy found love😍

[@littlemisspikachukitty]

Jeremy died in October of 2017 but yes he did eventually mate having 56 offspring all being right shelled. Its really an interesting story

[@MegaMGstudios]

I FOUND ONE! he was dead thou

[@moniqueperreault2720]

I love snails so of course i will help :3

[@randomtiktoks9694]

I found 2 lefty snails but there garden snails