tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post5369089438361920078..comments2023-08-08T07:47:27.134-05:00Comments on Gardening with a Not-So-Angry Redhead: Cactus Monday: Impaled SnailNotSoAngryRedHeadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483848154656500575noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-21496400499150722632010-11-03T20:13:44.905-05:002010-11-03T20:13:44.905-05:00A shrike bird probably impaled the snail. They are...A shrike bird probably impaled the snail. They are called butcher birds because they impale their prey on cactus spines, barbed wire, and other sharp objects and store them there, as in a larder.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-83142021917611332712010-11-02T09:40:23.579-05:002010-11-02T09:40:23.579-05:00Couldn't have happened any better. (sorry - th...Couldn't have happened any better. (sorry - that was very cruel.) One word on the bucket over the cactus - put some straw or soft packing around it first before the bucket. It gives a little more insulation. The bucket alone is still pretty cold.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140773202280570336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-64368414019435084322010-11-02T01:28:38.825-05:002010-11-02T01:28:38.825-05:00Beautiful picture! Love that snail.
HCM!Beautiful picture! Love that snail.<br /><br />HCM!mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285970503295829713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-76916935420546116482010-11-02T00:46:16.735-05:002010-11-02T00:46:16.735-05:00The shell on that poor snail was pretty cool! I h...The shell on that poor snail was pretty cool! I have had this happen before. I can't figure it out either. I have also found bees, ladybugs and other beetles. Great cactus. I always get confused on the names of these also!Candice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-74012345943194124052010-11-02T00:18:36.320-05:002010-11-02T00:18:36.320-05:00That is a nice looking snail... umm, shell. Poor t...That is a nice looking snail... umm, shell. Poor thing - bet it didnt know what pierced him!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13755278209399870145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-8483051431953971562010-11-01T22:17:21.675-05:002010-11-01T22:17:21.675-05:00Poor snail!!! Great pic! Happy CM! I missed it ...Poor snail!!! Great pic! Happy CM! I missed it due to first day of work today!!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402220963886597754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-9851046211963688382010-11-01T20:48:18.380-05:002010-11-01T20:48:18.380-05:00That's funny! It reminded me right away of wh...That's funny! It reminded me right away of when I was little and living in Turkey, there was always an overabundance of snails and I used to impale them with a stick to try to find their hearts. A little morbid maybe, but I was very young and there were an awful lot of them! Great picture!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13449390713125491458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-15331841616432041312010-11-01T16:07:15.822-05:002010-11-01T16:07:15.822-05:00Oh wow, great photo!!! If that snail is dumb enou...Oh wow, great photo!!! If that snail is dumb enough to that near a cactus, well, he deserves his just reward. Beautiful green on the cactus.<br /><br />Happy to see your contribution to Cactus Monday.<br /><br />❤HCM❤Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029722057577018059noreply@blogger.com