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Roman snail, Burgundy snail, edible snail or escargot, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae

Roman snail, Burgundy snail, edible snail or escargot, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae
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Roman snail, Burgundy snail, edible snail or escargot, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae

A human hand holds an African snail in the palm in the street in the summer.

A human hand holds an African snail in the palm in the street in the summer.
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A human hand holds an African snail in the palm in the street in the summer.

Naked forest snail on leaves in the forest.

Naked forest snail on leaves in the forest.
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Naked forest snail on leaves in the forest.

A beautiful multi-colored snail in the garden after the rains.

A beautiful multi-colored snail in the garden after the rains.
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A beautiful multi-colored snail in the garden after the rains.

Closeup af a Yellow and Black banded Snail carrying a tiny snail on her back

Closeup af a Yellow and Black banded Snail carrying a tiny snail on her back
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Closeup af a Yellow and Black banded Snail carrying a tiny snail on her back

Garden snail isolated on white background

Garden snail isolated on white background
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Garden snail isolated on white background

Snail Teeth - Snail Eating
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Snail Teeth - Snail Eating
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What Do Sea Snails Eat - Textile Cone
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Garden snail crawling in spring forest. Large slimy slug in shell moving on ground, selective focus

Slowest Animals In North America
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Larger pests, such as slugs, can be picked off by hand.

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The underside of a New Zealand mud snail

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A New Zealand mud snail shows off its muscular foot and radula

A small Achatina snail sitting on a stump tilted its Brown sink. Mustache eyes touch grass. Snail in the natural nature.

animals that estivate: snail
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Snails are able to retreat into their shells for protection while estivating.

Pomacea, a genus of freshwater snails, gastropod mollusks in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails

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Slowest Animals: Garden Snail

Slowest Animals: Garden Snail
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Common garden snails have a top speed of 45 m (50 yards) per hour. Making the snail one of the slowest creatures on Earth.

Deadliest Animal in the World: Freshwater Snails

Deadliest Animal in the World: Freshwater Snails
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Aquatic snails have two tentacles and land snails have four, with the eyes located at their tips (land snails) or at their base (aquatic snails). Snails depend on their senses of smell and touch and on chemosensory organs to navigate their world.

Slug vs Snail

Slug vs Snail
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Slug vs Snail

Slug vs Snail
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Slug vs Snail

Slug vs Snail
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Dumbest Animals in the World: Japanese Land Snails

Dumbest Animals in the World: Japanese Land Snails
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Snails live in slow motion. Normally they reach a top speed of 50 yards per hour; this is about 0.5 inches per second.

Helix pomatia also Roman snail, Burgundy snail, edible snail or escargot, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae.

Helix pomatia also Roman snail, Burgundy snail, edible snail or escargot, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae.
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Helix pomatia also Roman snail, Burgundy snail, edible snail or escargot, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae.

Smallest Snakes: Variegated Snail Eater

Smallest Snakes: Variegated Snail Eater
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Variegated Snail-Eaters are harmless to humans; they are extremely docile and never attempt to bite.

Freshwater Snails (Lymnaea stagnalis)
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Snails in a stream, Tutong, Brunei

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Snail at Labuk Bay Sanctuary, Sabah