Pleasant Grove Review | 1940-06-21 | Page 7 | Snail's Trial

Snail's Trail "What's the use of the shiny sort of trail which snails leave behind them?" is asked. "Is it part of their way of getting along?" No; it is just to make the path smooth and level. As a snail often has to travel over rough ground, it discharges a mucous substance from a special gland at the upper front end of the foot the snail has only one foot, you know! This substance forms a smooth path over which the snail can glide. Although a slow traveler, the snail will go a long way, and even climb over obstructions, to obtain favorite food.