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All mollusks build their own shells, whether they live in water or on land. Creatures like snails, clams, oysters and mussels use an organ called a mantle to secrete layers of calcium carbonate ...
A: Probably rats. They like to eat snails and tend to hang out in a favorite spot to enjoy them. I’ve also found piles of ...
But conch snails defy these expectations with eyesight as good as some vertebrates. These marine snails combine exceptional ...
make it look "like a cubist interpretation of other snails with 'normal' shell shapes." The research team just published a 300-page article including the descriptions of 46 new species of ...
The sea snail with shell measures a little less than 2 centimeters. Although the sea creature is found in colonies at a beach only minutes from the school, it is designated as a near-threatened ...