Ask a Scientist: What is the fastest snail?

Ask a Scientist: What is the fastest snail?

Assistant Curator and Malacologist Dr. Timothy Pearce weighs in on which snail or slug is the fastest of them all. The answer may surprise you!

Ask a Scientist is a new short video series where we ask our research staff questions about the millions of amazing objects and specimens stored in our collection. Tune in on YouTube, and submit your own questions via Twitter @CarnegieMNH.

[GlobalerKlimastreik]

I wasn't prepared for the joke at the end. 😁

[cosmicroundingerror]

delightful. i'd love some slug race footage

[shy_dodecahedron]

Some snails like eating paper. Have you tried giving them some motivation to move out?

[heatesk]

hi! can Tim please help me prompose to my best friend? he's a huge fan and it would mean so much to both of us 🙏🐌