A Snail With A Plan!

It was a quite dark and gloomy early morning and although I ventured outside with my morning cup of tea there wasn't much going on. Too cold for the insects, and too late for the slugs and snails it seems. I was about to go back inside to embrace the oncoming day when this snail caught my eye.

Initially I just watched it because I am impressed by how they move over and adapt to the most awkward terrain. 

It seems though that some snails are quite clever in making use of their surroundings ...

... this one was trying to get itself accross the gap between the two stones. This fascinates me because it is quite a feat, moving all that weight (the house) accross ...

Notice the disused spiderweb threads?  Well, it looks as though the snail is eyeing them up. Its not like the spider would eat a snail of this size. It seems to be planning something ...

 

It is still checking up on the spidersweb remains. Note how the house is slowly tipping down more and more ... 

... until it safely lands in the spiderweb remains! 

It looks that at this, point the slug was a little surprised ... 

... by the weight of its home which heavily slumps into the well included safety net!! 

"Urgh ... I think it's time to declutter!"

View from above. The snail made it safely to the other side thanks to the spider's web.

 All the while, the spiderweb was helping this snail carrying the weight of its house while it was manouvering itself into a more stable position. 

Smart!