Should Have Gone to Specsavers
At the party, young Brian spotted a very attractive redhead across the room and thought he would like to make her acquaintance. It was only when he crawled closer, and found himself on the refreshments table, that he discovered his mistake.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Slices of Food'. Two thin slices of chorizo were rolled up together, the coil was 1.4cm across.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph, although the chorizo was less fortunate. As usual, I set everything up and did test shots before getting Brian - the chorizo was placed on the black Perspex on a chair in the conservatory, and I cautioned my husband to please not allow the dog into the conservatory while I waited for the light to improve - perhaps needless to say, this was forgotten, and I returned to find that the dog ate my homework, so had to start over. The snail certainly showed an interest in the chorizo, but at no time did I allow him to come into contact with it, as I was concerned that the salt in the cured meat might upset his osmotic balance.
In actual fact (I just can't ignore the science), although the eye of this snail does contain a lens, it lacks the muscles needed to focus it, so at best it sees a fuzzy image that can only distinguish between light and dark. The olfactory receptors are very sensitive however, so it is much more likely that the snail was attracted to the chorizo for its smell and not its appearance.
Should Have Gone to Specsavers
At the party, young Brian spotted a very attractive redhead across the room and thought he would like to make her acquaintance. It was only when he crawled closer, and found himself on the refreshments table, that he discovered his mistake.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Slices of Food'. Two thin slices of chorizo were rolled up together, the coil was 1.4cm across.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph, although the chorizo was less fortunate. As usual, I set everything up and did test shots before getting Brian - the chorizo was placed on the black Perspex on a chair in the conservatory, and I cautioned my husband to please not allow the dog into the conservatory while I waited for the light to improve - perhaps needless to say, this was forgotten, and I returned to find that the dog ate my homework, so had to start over. The snail certainly showed an interest in the chorizo, but at no time did I allow him to come into contact with it, as I was concerned that the salt in the cured meat might upset his osmotic balance.
In actual fact (I just can't ignore the science), although the eye of this snail does contain a lens, it lacks the muscles needed to focus it, so at best it sees a fuzzy image that can only distinguish between light and dark. The olfactory receptors are very sensitive however, so it is much more likely that the snail was attracted to the chorizo for its smell and not its appearance.