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"Slowpokes!
Snails are among the slowest moving animals in the world.
Snails move just like earthworms by alternating body contractions with stretching.
They move at a very low speed which is typically about 0.03 miles per hour.",
"Razors are no problem!
Snails can crawl over razor blades without cutting themselves.
As they move they secrete a mucous which helps lubricate their walking surface.
This allows them to slide over the top of a surface without any friction.
Their slimy trail also helps reduce injury and keeps away insects like ants.",
"Tentacle sense organs.
Snails’ tentacles have an important sensory function.
Snails have two pairs of tentacles on their head. They have light-sensitive eyespots on each of the larger tentacles.
The smaller tentacles are their ears and hands, housing their sense of smell and sense of touch.",
"The biggest.
The largest land snail is the giant African snail.
The giant African snail measures up to 15 ½ inches and weighs about 2 pounds.
The largest freshwater snail is the giant apple snail with a diameter up to 6 inches and a weight of almost 1 ½ pounds.
The largest marine snail is the Australian trumpet marine snail which measures over 30 inches in length.",
"Calcium please!
The shell of a snail is primarily made of calcium carbonate.
Snails therefore need calcium in their diet and a water based environment to produce a strong shell.
A lack of calcium of low pH in their surroundings can cause their shells to become thin, cracked or perforated.
Severe damage to a snail’s shell can be fatal.",
"Toothy!
A snail can have about 25,000 teeth.",
"Protective Slime:
A snail's discharge protects its body so well that it could crawl along a razor's edge without risk of injury.",
"Snail Bomb Shell-ter:
Snails can stay in their shells for three months at a time without food.",
"Blushing Snails:
When young abalones feed on red seaweed, their shells turn red. Abalones are snails found on rocks near the shores of most warm seas.",
"The Big Sleep:
Snails can sleep for 3 years without waking.",
"Once in a Lifetime:
Snails mate only once during their entire life, but this may take as long as 12 hours.",
"Quiet But Deadly:
Hunters by nature, many carry a toxin capable of killing humans, and one species is said to carry enough toxin to kill up to 700 people.
The ones considered most dangerous are those that feed on fish. To stop a fish in its tracks the snail needs a powerful venom.",
"When cone shells strike...
they extend their proboscis (a hollow feeding tube). The end has a hollow, barbed tooth attached to a poison sac. This tooth is driven, harpoon-style, into the victim.
The tooth can penetrate a shell but can only be used once, so the cones carry spares in an internal sac.",
"Seahares are hermaphrodites:
The seahare, a marine snail, got its name because its rhinophores resemble rabbit ears. Seahares form chains of several animals, then each one passes sperm to the individual in front of it.
They will pass sperm like this in a circle, as well. The eggs are laid in long, anchored strands that contain two million eggs each. After hatching the eggs float freely."];