Garden snails 🐌 try to stab each other with 'love darts' prior to mating. We finally got it on video!

With sound on you can hear the 'ding' as the dart pierces through the body and hits the glass on the other side. Ouch!

#snails #lovedarts #bbcspringwatch #UoN

#Behaviour2023 come join us in lecture hall 9, symposium R for some socially transferred materials at 15h! #milk #eggs #vomit #lovedarts #secretions
Looking forward to #Behaviour2023 in Bielefeld DE). As invited speaker for the symposium Socially Transferred Materials (organised by @SanjaHakala and @Adria) I will cover #snails #allohormones #hermaphrodites #SeminalFluidProteins #lovedarts and more. If you are interested and attending the meeting, come find me afterwards (Symposium R)