30/06/2022
"Love Darts" : Snails Are Wonderful Creature!
Very few people will understand this post, only snail farmers will quickly grab it.
Before the in*******se, both approach to start the courtship process consisting of a series of movements and attitudes that will finish or not in the mating.
The entire process can last as little as 2 hours or as long as 12 hours.
To find a partner, they primarily rely on their sense of smell and touch, as their visual capacity is poorly developed and devoid of hearing.
During the process, both land snails get closer, acknowledging each other and โtesting the odds.โ
As they approach, they begin to interact in a more physical way and can touch each other with the help of their tentacles.
In the final stage of courtship and before mating, some species use a unique weapon: the โlove darts.โ
No, it is not a metaphor, it is a structure of calcium or chitin that only sexually mature snails have, and usually that have mated more than once.
When both are close enough and touch their ge****ls, they shoot their love darts. Darts are not fired away but are a contact shot.
Usually, the two snails shoot the structures, and they pierce the skin of the other so that they are united.
After the snails shoot their โlove darts,โ copulation follows.
The transfer of s***m through the p***s may be reciprocal or unilateral; this means that either both transfer it, or just one of the snails.
It depends on the species.
Attached video clips were made when I was sorting out some snails for a client.
Unfortunately, I don't have such luxury of time to wait for them to shoot "love dart" nor copulation.
