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Article: Nathan's pet snails: these snails eat ... other snails?
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- Highlights for Children
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- January 1, 2007
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Some things about Nathan's pet snails seemed strange right from the start.
First, they were fast. They could travel the length of Nathan's forearm--from his thumb to his elbow--before he could say their names: Soldier and Ephenie.
Second, they were big. With bodies fully extended from their narrow tube-like shells, these snails stretched as long as Nathan's index finger. The garden snails he usually found were about the size of his thumbnail.
And finally, Nathan's pet snails weren't much interested in lettuce or other green leaves, the usual snail food.
The Mystery Solved
By the time Nathan decided to investigate, he had ...