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That's a really scary snail.

Another reason why I don't go to the beach...

There are a truly awe-inspiring number of things living in rainforests and oceans that can both fit in the palm of our hand and also kill or maim us.

Hit it with the boom stick!

Damn! I never thought that snails could be that scary! That is one of the reasons i am scared of the ocean.

Awwwww, I love Snails.

He'd make a great friend.

And those are in Australia.

I think all these horribl scary deadly animals are proof of god....and he hates us.

Doctadeth wrote:And those are in Australia.

I get the impression that "Downunder" is a damn dangerous place to live.....

alarmingrick wrote:

Doctadeth wrote:And those are in Australia.

I get the impression that "Downunder" is a damn dangerous place to live.....

Yay i get to say it again
The reason Britain used Austrailia as a prison is because they dont need wardens. The Wildlife does it for em.

I get the impression that "downunder" is the land of the masochistic or suicidal.

I've heard stories of tourist picking these up, not knowing the danger, or that the animal was alive in the shell. They held it to they're ear (presumably to listen for the "ocean"). The snail believed it was being threatened so it punctured the person's eardrum while injecting it's venom. Double whammy, you're poisoned, incurably, and you're deaf in one ear!

corpsesarefun wrote:I get the impression that "downunder" is the land of the masochistic or suicidal.

Or a little of both. Killing yourself feels so good.

On the other end of the spectrum, there's this:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/01/green-sea-slug/

I assume this was God's chosen species, meant to replace man as a "be-all, end-all".

I want to weaponize this snail.

DeadlySquirrel wrote:I want to weaponize this snail.

Just like smallpox

Squidmanlolz wrote:

DeadlySquirrel wrote:I want to weaponize this snail.

Just like smallpox

"Doctor, I'm coming down with something."
"Damn right you are, there are tiny snails all over you..."

EDIT: Quote fail.

Like the drug addled monkey idea from a while back, drop them from the sky. Block out the sun.

Weaponised animals on drugs, I miss FITZZ.

Wait he's gone?

He hasn't posted much recently is all.

So there's hope for the airborne snail regiment.

Also just noticed I actually have a shell from one of those snails. Well sort of it has a different pattern kind of like a leopard a little.

One more reason not to go outside.

Great White wrote:One more reason not to go outside.

If the chances of getting mauled by Tyranids wasn't enough.

Well you're in the US anyway. Everyone know the nids are in Australia.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised.

Fething irradiated kangaroos, forming a hivemind and developing space-travel...

So the stingray that killed ol' Steve was actually a Tyranid?! God help us all...

We got these in my back yard.
Im afraid to go out in the morning