snails
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How Jeremy the Lonely Snail Showed That Two Lefts Make a Right
When I first started searching for a mate for a rare garden snail, I had no idea it would lead to a global media campaign, an internship at the BBC and a script for a graphic novel. Nor that it would connect me to citizen scientists around the world and the breeding of nearly 15,000…
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Goodbye George, The Last Known Hawaiian Land Snail Of Its Species
Researchers this week bid farewell to a beloved land snail that was the last known survivor of his species Achatinella apexfulva.
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480-Million-Year-Old Slug Looks Like A Horrifying Mutated Bathmat
Four hundred and eighty million years ago, a slug-like ancestor of modern snails and clams had hundreds of tiny teeth, a body covered in prickly spines and a built-in helmet. Called Calvapilosa, it’s one of the earliest — and weirdest — molluscs ever discovered.
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Watch A Terrified Snail Hop Away From Danger
This poor snail hops desperately away from danger when approached by a predator, unlike its brethren, who flee slowly in quiet desperation. We should study their technique, because they may one day be a major food source.