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Allan Dunn

Allan Dunn, reporter

The author of bugblogs, cant walk so sitting and watching bugs it top tier.

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Teacher Spotlight: Coach Kepa

Teacher Spotlight: Coach Kepa

Allan Dunn, Reporter
May 26, 2023
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Teacher Spotlight: Jennifer Swinson

Teacher Spotlight: Jennifer Swinson

Allan Dunn, reporter
May 24, 2023
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BugBlogs: The Interesting Lives of Moths.

BugBlogs: The Interesting Lives of Moths.

Allan Dunn, Reporter
May 4, 2023
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Spiders are some of the most unique animals on earth, but they are feared.

BugBlogs: Scientists Find That Spiders Have Visual Dreams.

Allan Dunn, Reporter
March 13, 2023
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BugBlogs: The Most Interesting Pest- Beetles!

BugBlogs: The Most Interesting Pest- Beetles!

Allan Dunn, Reporter
February 22, 2023
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The Traditions of Yule

The Traditions of Yule

Allan Dunn, Reporter
December 14, 2022
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This picture is a baby snail. Most people think snails are originally slugs. However, this is not true. Snails are born with shells from day one. This little guy is about two weeks old and has a full shell.

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The picture shows the snail being suctioned to the skull decoration. Snails use this suction to climb but if you’ve ever grabbed a snail by its shell and lifted straight up to pull it off something it most likely caused mantle collapse- which is a slow painful, death to snails. So, if you don’t want to be a snail serial killer slide a snail to the side until they let go of the surface. Don’t pull upwards on their shell.

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Well yes, but actually no. Most snails are not male or female. Most are somewhere in the middle or both. And most snails can have babies by themselves. They are hermaphroditic in technical terms but nonbinary works too, I guess.

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the snail in the photo is five years old. While every breed of snail is different, most land snails like garden snails have long lives in captivity. In the wild however it bumps it down to around one year because of predators. But yes, there is most definitely a snail older than you right now if you are under 20.

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Now snails don’t have typical teeth, but they do have the most teeth of any other animal. Even though you can't see them. this is a picture of how they scrape food with their microscopic teeth.

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