Meet The Snail That Thrives Where Almost Nothing Else Can. Hint: It Has Armor Made Of Iron

In hydrothermal vent fields, a small snail evolved an iron-reinforced shell. Here’s how it challenges assumptions about ...
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Meet the Painted Snail With Shells as Unique as Fingerprints

The snail’s shell diameter averages about 22 to 30 millimeters (.87 to 1.18 inches). Each snail’s shell has a unique combination of stripes and colors, so no two are exactly alike. These snails eat ...
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Ned is a perfectly nice snail, but a rare shell means a doomed love life

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Ned is a perfectly nice snail. If he had a dating profile, it might read: good listener, stable home, likes broccoli, seeks love. But he’s already exhausted his local ...
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Review: Get under its shell and you'll be charmed by 'Memoir of a Snail' and its unique loner

A snail is an equally comforting and discomfiting creature. Its ornamental shell is both a home and armor. Its glacial pace, often accompanied by a viscous sludge it leaves behind, make it a messy if ...
Portland Press Herald

Snail shell whorls hold cultural significance

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