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curiosity number 035 Stefano Pace The snail who makes verses     Practically in all the countries bordering the Mediterranean is likely to find a snail, the Cantareus apertus (Born, 1778), which has a particular characteristic, if disturbed begins to emit real verses, a kind of grunt, and secrete a foam which is covered in a few moments, as if to hide. And 'certainly a defense mechanism, but sometimes the lines can prove to the spiral double-edged sword, revealing its presence when perhaps would have gone unnoticed. The snail, which has a young nicchio light and transparent that lets you see the beautiful yellow of the soft parts, with the growth darkens, becoming a brown color more or less intense.