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 ==== Tooth-like structures ====
-Most snails have thousands of microscopic tooth-like structures located on a ribbon-like tongue. [([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snail|Wikipedia]])]
+Most snails have thousands of microscopic tooth-like structures located on a ribbon-like tongue. [([[https://nhm.org/stories/microscopic-look-snail-jaws|Natural History Museum]])]
 ==== Volcano snail ====
 Volcano snails (C. squamiferum) are a thing! Their shells are made of iron and they live around hydrothermal vents that can reach up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit. [([[https://www.wired.com/2015/02/absurd-creature-of-the-week-scaly-foot-snail/|Wired]])]
+==== 43,000 species ====
+There are approximately 43,000 species of snails. [([[https://botanic-garden.bristol.ac.uk/2016/09/30/the-wondrous-creatures-that-share-our-gardens-part-i-the-creepy-crawlies/|Botanic Garden]])]
+==== Mucus ====
+Garden snail mucus is used to treat wrinkles, spots, and scars on the skin. [([[https://guardian.ng/life/8-reasons-you-should-try-snail-slime-on-your-skin/|Guardian]])]
+==== Two years to mature ====
+Newly hatched snails have delicate shells and take about two years to mature. [([[https://www.lovethegarden.com/uk-en/garden-problem/slugs-and-snails|Love The Garden]])]
+==== Hibernation ====
+Some species of snails hibernate during the colder months of the year. They cover their bodies with a thin layer of mucus, which prevents them from drying out. [([[http://www.molluscs.at/gastropoda/index.html?/gastropoda/dormancy.html|Molluscs]])]
+==== Slime trails ====
+Snails often move along the slime trails of other snails to move faster. [([[https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/23815582|BBC]])]
+==== White caviar ====
+In some places, people eat snail eggs and call them "white caviar." [([[https://escargot-world.com/how-to-eat-snail-caviar/|Escargot World]])]
+==== Escargot ====
+The snail is a delicacy in French cuisine. [([[https://www.lovefrenchfood.com/snails.html|Love French Food]])]
+==== Poisonous snails ====
+Some marine snail species are poisonous, but most terrestrial species are not poisonous. [([[https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/marine-snail|Science Direct]])]
+==== Sea Cone Snail ====
+The sea cone snail is one of the deadliest creatures in the world with a single bite even capable of causing death. [([[https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/03/cone-snail-venom/618270/|The Atlantic]])]
+==== Breathing ====
+Land snails breathe through their lungs. Snails that live in freshwater and the sea use gills to breathe. [([[https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/how-do-aquatic-snails-breathe/|Science Focus]])]
+==== No backbone ====
+Snails have no backbone. [([[http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2594|Science Line]])]
+==== 0.5 inches per second ====
+Snails are the slowest animals on the planet. They move at a speed of 0.5 inches per second. [([[https://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/snail_facts/1247/|Soft Schools]])]
+==== Senses ====
+Snails are almost completely blind but have a great sense of smell. They have no mechanism for hearing sounds. [([[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/nine-facts-you-never-knew-3549604|Mirror]])]
+==== Largest snail ====
+The largest living species of sea snail is Syrinx Aruanus. [([[https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Explore/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Molluscs/Gastropods/Marine+snails/Syrinx+-+Worlds+largest+snail|Queensland Museum]])]
+{{tag>nature science fauna geography}}

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