Comments on: Land snail invasion

By: janine

janine — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:53:59 +0000

In reply to Dee. Cruel !

By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:40:20 +0000

In reply to Jamie Iain. Starving them for a week and then throwing them in boiling water for an hour should do the trick though.

By: Jamie Iain

Jamie Iain — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:19:37 +0000

I think, before anyone gets excited about recipes featuring the East African Land snail, I should bring it to your attention that said snails are impervious to pesticides, poisons and even flamethrowers.

Not even joking.

By: Alan deidun

Alan deidun — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:08:53 +0000

Whilst the aliens on land are getting some attention by the public and by authorities in general, marine alien species are colonising our waters without anyone batting an eyelid.

Despite having a marine area which is 18 times our terrestrial area, we rarely give a hoot as to what happens in the sea around us. On an island, this is a very anomalous situation indeed

By: Tediber

Tediber — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:21:18 +0000

I was actually shocked to find out about ten years ago that people in Malta are buying these exotic pets (especially snakes and spiders) and when they grow bored of them many let them go ‘in field’ because they ‘feel sorry for them’.

This is more common that you would imagine. For the life of me I don’t understand why they don’t simply return them to the pet shop.

When I was studying biology at university I had discussed this issue with one of my lecturers and he admitted that it is a legitimate problem, but one which for one reason or another goes unnoticed my most people.

By: Oscar

Oscar — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:25:49 +0000

I wonder who is copying whom.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13976517

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:37:55 +0000

Hmmm…snail kebabs, finally.

By: Riya

Riya — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:43:50 +0000

Dee, Mintoff fil-fniek kien mohhu u mhux fil-bebbux. Ma tiftakarx kemm kienu jaghjruna maggoranza kollha fniek u issa qedin jammettu li dak iz-zmien kienu fil-gvern ileggittimament. Dawk nies serji u denji tal-politika! Misshom jisthu jipprezentaw ruhom quddiem il-poplu Malti. Misshom jistahbew bhal bebbux mela joqoghdu jitmejlu bin-nies.

By: Allo Allo

Allo Allo — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:37:05 +0000

In reply to Dee. Min qallek li ma gietux? Imma kien qed jaghti cans il-fabbrika tal-kappar tiehu r-ruh.

By: Izzie

Izzie — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:29:20 +0000

In reply to Dee.

Dak ghaliex Alex Sceberras Trigona kien illuminat iktar u ried jiftaħ dik il-famuża fabbrika tal-kappar fi żmien meta x-xaghra u l-kampanja Maltija kienet qiegħda tiġi meqruda xorta waħda (dak iż-żmien mingħajr MEPA imma ried ikollok il-benedizzjoni ta’ xi Patrick Holland jew il-Lorry Sant) / u tista’ tgħid li l-kappar kien kważi nqered minn Malta ħlief għal dak li baqa’ jikber mas-swar u f’Manoel Island.

Ma nafx jekk l’AST kellux intenzjoni jixxabbat mas-swar biex ilaqqat xi kappara.

Jien li noqgħod il-Kappara, per eżempju, qatt ma rajt kappar speċjalment wara li l-għażiż Mintoff għoġbu jagħti lir-Russi dik l-art kollha biex jagħmlu mhux biss ambaxxata imma naħseb anki xi ċentru tal-KGB… u allura, addio kappar, wisq inqas bebbux.