Encyclopedia - Snail: Encyclopedia - Snail
The name snail applies to most members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells. Other gastropods, which lack a conspic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Snail: Encyclopedia Ii - Snail - Snails As Food
Snails are eaten as food in some parts of the world. Although escargot is the French word for "snail", escargot on an English menu is gen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Snail: Encyclopedia Ii - Snail - Lifespan
The lifespan of snails varies from species to species. In the wild, Achatinidae snails live around 5 to 7 years and Helix snails live abo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple Snail: Encyclopedia - Apple Snail
Apple snails (those of the Ampullaridae family) are tropical and sub-tropical freshwater snails. They are named for their round shell, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Snail: Encyclopedia Ii - Snail - Physical Characteristics
Snails move like worms by alternating body contractions with stretching, with a proverbially low speed. They produce mucus in order to ai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cone Snail: Encyclopedia - Cone Snail
Linnaeus, 1758 Asprella Chelyconus Conus Floraconus Leptoconus The cone snails or cone shells (Conidae) are marine snails found in c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - What Are Little Boys Made Of?: Encyclopedia - What Are Little Boys Made Of?
What are Little Boys Made of? is a popular nursery rhyme: What are little boys made of? Snips and snails, and puppy dog tails,[1] That'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swimmer's Itch: Encyclopedia - Swimmer's Itch
Swimmer’s itch, or cercarial dermatitis, is a short-term, immune reaction occurring in the skin of humans that have been infected by wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carrion Beetle: Encyclopedia - Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorinae Silphinae Carrion beetles (Family Silphidae) are a minor group of beetles, consisting of about 300 species. The name "carri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biomphalaria: Encyclopedia - Biomphalaria
,  Species Biomphalaria glabrata Species Biomphalaria obstructa Species Biomphalaria amazonica Species Biomphalaria pfeifferi Specie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ampullariidae: Encyclopedia - Ampullariidae
The Family Ampullariidae (Pilidae)—commonly referred to as Apple Snails—are tropical and subtropical freshwater mollusks. The Ampull...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Achatinidae: Encyclopedia - Achatinidae
Achatina Archachatina Atopocochlis Burtoa Callistopepla Columna Lignus Limicolaria Limocolariopsis Metachatina Perideriopsis Pseudachatin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Copulation: Encyclopedia - Copulation
Copulation is the union of the external sexual organs of two sexually reproducing animal organisms for insemination and for subsequent in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conotoxin: Encyclopedia - Conotoxin
A conotoxin is one of a group of neurotoxic peptides isolated from the venom of the marine cone snail. Conotoxins, which are peptides con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cowry: Encyclopedia - Cowry
Cowry - Cowry or Cowrie shell. Cowry shells (also spelled "cowrie"), are marine snails of the genus Cypraea (family Cypraeidae), found ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tyrian Purple: Encyclopedia - Tyrian Purple
Tyrian purple is a purple dye made in the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre from a secretion of Spiny Dye-Murex (Murex brandaris), a marine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schistosomiasis: Encyclopedia - Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis or bilharzia is a disease affecting many people in developing countries. It is also called snail fever but is not to be c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Big Cypress National Preserve: Encyclopedia - Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, the first National Preserve in the United States National Park system, has a mixture of pines, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caracol: Encyclopedia - Caracol
Caracol or El Caracol is the name given to a large ancient Maya site located in the Cayo District of the nation of Belize. Caracol is abo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cochlea: Encyclopedia - Cochlea
Named after the Latin word for snail shell, the cochlea is a coiled, tapered tube containing the auditory branch of the mammalian inner e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calcium Carbonate: Encyclopedia - Calcium Carbonate
Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound, with chemical formula CaCO3. It is commonly used as an antacid, and is the active ingredient in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worm: Encyclopedia - Worm
A worm is an elongated soft-bodied invertebrate animal. The most famous is the earthworm, a member of phylum Annelida, but there are hund...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coprolite: Encyclopedia - Coprolite
Coprolites are fossilized feces, or animal dung. They form an important class of objects studied in the field of paleontology. The name i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cassowary: Encyclopedia - Cassowary
Casuarius casuarius Casuarius unappendiculatus Casuarius bennetti Cassowaries (genus Casuarius) are very large flightless birds native to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grove Snail: Encyclopedia Ii - Grove Snail - Habitat
The grove snail can be found in a range of habitats in northern Europe, most commonly, grassland, hedgerows and woodland. The white-lippe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grove Snail: Encyclopedia Ii - Grove Snail - Colouration
Apart from the band at the lip of the shell, grove snails are highly polymorphic in their shell colour and banding. They range from almos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cone Snail: Encyclopedia Ii - Cone Snail - Harpoon And Venom
The cone snail's harpoon is a modification of the radula, an organ in molluscs which acts as both tongue and teeth. The harpoon is hollow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helix Genus: Encyclopedia Ii - Helix Genus - What Snails Eat And Who Eats Snails
The common garden snail (Helix aspersa) is herbivorous. They are able to digest most vegetation such as carrots and lettuce. They also ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helix Genus: Encyclopedia Ii - Helix Genus - Growth And Death
After snails are hatched from the egg, they mature through one or more years. It depends on where the organism lives. Maturity takes two ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helix Genus: Encyclopedia Ii - Helix Genus - Mating
From April and throughout the summer, the number of snails copulating increases due to the high temperature and humidity which enhances t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helix Genus: Encyclopedia Ii - Helix Genus - External Features
In addition to the hard calcareous shell that covers and protects the internal organs, the head and foot region can be observed when the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helix Genus: Encyclopedia Ii - Helix Genus - Respiration
Since snails in the Helix genus are terrestrial rather than fresh-water or marine, they have developed a simple lung for respiration. Man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ampullariidae: Encyclopedia Ii - Ampullariidae - Adaptations
Apple snails are exceptionally well adapted to tropical regions characterized by periods of drought alternating with periods of high rain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kobayashi Issa: Encyclopedia Ii - Kobayashi Issa - Trivia
One of Issa's hokku is in J. D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey [1]. O snail Climb Mount Fuji, But slowly, slowly! ... See also:Kobayashi I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operculum: Encyclopedia Ii - Operculum - Gastropods
The operculum (plural : opercula or operculums) of gastropods is a corneous plate at the opening of the shell, attached dorsally to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Water Garden: Encyclopedia Ii - Water Garden - Fauna
Fish: Often the reason for having a pond in your garden is to keep fish, often koi, though many people keep goldfish. Both are hardy, col...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swimmer's Itch: Encyclopedia Ii - Swimmer's Itch - Control Measures
Various strategies, targeting either the mollusc or avian hosts of schistomes, have been used by lakeside residents in recreational areas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sex-determination System: Encyclopedia Ii - Sex-determination System - Non-genetic Sex-determination Systems
Many other exotic sex-determination systems exist. In some species of reptiles, including alligators, sex is determined by the temperatur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Digenea: Encyclopedia Ii - Digenea - Life Cycles
Digenean fluke eggs leave the vertebrate host in faeces and use various strategies to infect the first intermediate host, in which sexual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Alligator: Encyclopedia Ii - American Alligator - Diet
Alligators eat almost anything, but primarily consume fish, birds, turtles, small mammals, and snails. Large alligators can take razorba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schistosomiasis: Encyclopedia Ii - Schistosomiasis - Prevention And Hygiene
The main focus of prevention is eliminating the water-borne snails which are natural reservoirs for the disease. This is usually done by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schistosomiasis: Encyclopedia Ii - Schistosomiasis - Life Cycle
Schistosomes have a typical trematode vertebrate-invertebrate lifecycle, with humans being the definitive host. The life cycles of all fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neogastropoda: Encyclopedia Ii - Neogastropoda - Description
The Neogastropoda are the modern marine snails. They evolved in a much later stage than the Archaegastropoda and the Mesogastropoda. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Umbilicus: Encyclopedia Ii - Umbilicus - Mollusks
In mollusks, the umbilicus of a shell is the axially aligned hollow cone within the whorls of a coiled gastropod shell, where no columell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cowry: Encyclopedia Ii - Cowry - Cowry Or Cowrie Shell
Cowry shells (also spelled "cowrie"), are marine snails of the genus Cypraea (family Cypraeidae), found chiefly in tropical regions, espe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rapeseed: Encyclopedia Ii - Rapeseed - Pests And Diseases Affecting Rapeseed
Rapeseed - Insect pests. Flea beetles (Phyllotreta sp.), Diamondback moths (Plutella xylostella), Bertha armyworms (Mamestra configura...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Madeira School: Encyclopedia Ii - The Madeira School - Motto Colors And Mascot
The Madeira School's motto is, Festina Lente ("Make Haste Slowly" attributed originally to Augustus Caesar). Madeira's colors are red and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schistosoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Schistosoma - Taxonomy
There are four species of schistosome which are infective to humans: Schistosoma mansoni, found in Africa, Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vermetid Reef: Oceanography Dictionary - Vermetid Reef
  Definition and meaning of vermetid reef:   vermetid reef - a reef composed of vermetid gastropods (a family of marine ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flesh-fly: Encyclopedia Ii - Flesh-fly - Biology
Flesh-fly maggots occasionally eat other larvae although this is usually because the other larvae are smaller and get in the way. They al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shell Dwellers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shell Dwellers - Diet
Shell dwellers are carnivores that promarily feed on zooplankton and other microscopic and near-microscopic foods. Cichlids' distinctive ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cochlea: Encyclopedia Ii - Cochlea - Anatomy
The cochlea consists of three fluid-filled chambers—scala tympani and scala vestibuli (both of which contain perilymph), and scala medi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paula Danziger: Encyclopedia Ii - Paula Danziger - Books
(incomplete) The Cat Ate My Gymsuit (1974) Remember Me to Harold Square (1987) The Divorce Express Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpract...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Fleece: Encyclopedia Ii - Golden Fleece - Interpretations
Attempts have been made to interpret the Golden Fleece not just as a fanciful object in a myth but as reflecting some actual cultural obj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry's Cat: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry's Cat - Characters
Henry's Cat - Henry's Cat's friends. Henry's Cat - laid-back, a daydreamer. Chris Rabbit - Henry's Cat's best friend, an ever-enthusia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spartacus Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Spartacus Film - Versions
The film was re-released in 1967, 23 minutes shorter than the original release, and again in 1991, with those 23 minutes restored, plus a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schistosoma Mansoni: Encyclopedia Ii - Schistosoma Mansoni - Life-cycle
After the eggs of the human-dwelling parasite are emitted in the faeces and into the water, the ripe miracidium hatches out of the egg. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of Israel - Origin Of The Flag
The flag of the State of Israel is simply showing a Star of David on a tallit, the traditional Jewish prayer shawl. The Israelites used a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Double Fanucci: Encyclopedia Ii - Double Fanucci - Gameplay
The game is played with a deck of 174 cards, including 165 suit cards and 9 face cards. There are 15 suits: Mazes Books Rain Bugs Fromps...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pseudothecosomata: Encyclopedia Ii - Pseudothecosomata - Description
Superfamily Peraclidoidea Family Peraclididae C.W. Johnson, 1915 The left-coiled shell resembles the shell of most snails. The columella ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nudibranch: Encyclopedia Ii - Nudibranch - Description
These sea slugs are jelly-bodied snails. The adult form is without a shell or operculum (= bony plate covering the opening of the shell, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hedgehog: Encyclopedia Ii - Hedgehog - Diet
Although belonging to insectivore family, hedgehogs are almost omnivorous. Hedgehogs feed on insects, snails, frogs and toads, snakes, bi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nakdong River: Encyclopedia Ii - Nakdong River - Economic Role
Although all but the southernmost reaches of the Nakdong have ceased to serve as a major commercial waterway, the river continues to feed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four-toed Hedgehog: Encyclopedia Ii - Four-toed Hedgehog - Behaviour
Four-toed hedgehogs are solitary, nocturnal animals. They are highly energetic, sometimes covering miles of ground in a single night as t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kagu: Encyclopedia Ii - Kagu - Habitat And Habits
Kagus are adaptable within New Caledonia and are able to live in a variety of habitats so long as sufficient food is available. They occu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mushroom Poisoning: Encyclopedia Ii - Mushroom Poisoning - No Golden Rule For Safety
There is much folklore providing misleading tips on defining features of poisonous mushrooms, such as: Having bright flashy colours. (Fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Skink: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Skink - Description
The Western Skink is a secretive and very agile lizard that forages actively through leaf litter and dense vegetation. It preys upon a wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conker: Encyclopedia Ii - Conker - History Of Conkers
The first recorded game of Conkers using horse chestnuts was on the Isle of Wight in 1848. Until then, children used snail shells or haze...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster: Encyclopedia Ii - The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster - Song List
Horse of the Dog Celebrate Your Mother Chicken Whack of Shit Psychosis Safari Giant Bones Fishfingers Charge the Guns Morning Has Broken ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roland Topor: Encyclopedia Ii - Roland Topor - Literary Career
Roland Topor wrote the novel The Tenant ("Le Locataire Chimérique", 1964), which was adapted to film by Roman Polanski in 1976. The Tena...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intertidal: Encyclopedia Ii - Intertidal - High Tide Zone Upper Mid-littoral
The high tide zone is flooded during high tide only, and is a highly saline environment. The abundancy of water is not high enough to sus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hedgehog: Encyclopedia Ii - Hedgehog - Diet
Although belonging to insectivore family, hedgehogs are almost omnivorous. Hedgehogs feed on insects, snails, frogs and toads, snakes, bi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Strange Units Of Measurement: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Strange Units Of Measurement - Seemeilen/woche
A German counterpart is the Seemeile pro Woche, German for a nautical mile per week. 1 Sm/Woche equals about 3 mm/s, said to be the nomin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doctor Dolittle Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Doctor Dolittle Film - Plot Synopsis
The night is stormy, so Tommy and Matthew stay with Dolittle, and he tells them the story of how he learned to speak animal languages, of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Strange Units Of Measurement: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Strange Units Of Measurement - Seemeilen/woche
A German counterpart is the Seemeile pro Woche, German for a nautical mile per week. 1 Sm/Woche equals about 3 mm/s, said to be the nomin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Strange Units Of Measurement: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Strange Units Of Measurement - Seemeilen/woche
A German counterpart is the Seemeile pro Woche, German for a nautical mile per week. 1 Sm/Woche equals about 3 mm/s, said to be the nomin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaan: Encyclopedia Ii - Canaan - Phoenician Canaan
Early on the Canaanites acquired fame as traders across a wide area beyond the Near East. There are occasional instances in the Hebrew Bi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ferengi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ferengi - Ferenginar
The Ferengi home planet has been shown a number of times and has been referred to quite often as well. While not a great deal is known ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trigger Happy Tv: Encyclopedia Ii - Trigger Happy Tv - Sketches
The mainstay of the programme was Dom Joly answering a very large mobile phone and shouting at the top of his voice, normally in quiet lo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Valve: Oceanography Dictionary - Valve
  Definition and meaning of valve:   valve - the shell or shells of certain organisms, such as clams, oysters, and snail...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vermetid Tube: Oceanography Dictionary - Vermetid Tube
  Definition and meaning of vermetid tube:   vermetid tube - the "tube" of the worm-shell snail (Source: US...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ferengi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ferengi - Ferenginar
The Ferengi home planet has been shown a number of times and has been referred to quite often as well. While not a great deal is known ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tequesta: Encyclopedia Ii - Tequesta - Diet
The Tequestas did not practice any form of agriculture. They fished, hunted, and gathered the fruit and roots of local plants. Most of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ion Channel: Encyclopedia Ii - Ion Channel - Biological Role
Because "voltage-gated" channels underlie the nerve impulse and because "transmitter-gated" channels mediate conduction across the synaps...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Seychelles: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Seychelles - Flora And Fauna
The uniqueness of the Seychelles' ecology is reflected in the US$1.8 million project of the Global Environment Trust Fund of the World Ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citroën 2cv: Encyclopedia Ii - Citroën 2cv - Nicknames
Popular French nicknames were "Deuche" and "Dedeuche". They also called it "an umbrella on wheels" and "the big beast"." The Dutch were t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phoenicia: Encyclopedia Ii - Phoenicia - Phoenician Trade
In the centuries following 1200 BC, the Phoenicians formed the major naval and trading power of the region. Perhaps it was through these ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cupertino California: Encyclopedia Ii - Cupertino California - Law And Government
The City of Cupertino, incorporated in 1955, is the city's official government. The city's symbol is a conquistador hat. A sculpture of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cupertino, California: Encyclopedia Ii - Cupertino, California - Law And Government
The City of Cupertino, incorporated in 1955, is the city's official government. The city's symbol is a conquistador hat. A sculpture of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Critical Race Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Critical Race Theory - History & Origins
The historical origins of Critical Race Theory provides a contextual understanding to contemporary legal debates concerning the effective...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - Colors
The Israelites used an indigo colored dye called tekhelet; this dye was made from snail murex trunculus. This dye was very important in b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Conopeptide: Oceanography Dictionary - Conopeptide
  Definition and meaning of conopeptide:   conopeptide - a family of molecules found in the venom of species of marine co...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Snail: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Snail
  Snail Snails crawling in your dream, signifies that unhealthful conditions surround you. To step on them, denotes that you w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gastropoda: Oceanography Dictionary - Gastropoda
  Definition and meaning of Gastropoda:   Gastropoda - a class of the phylum Mollusca that includes snails, sea slugs, nu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mollusca: Oceanography Dictionary - Mollusca
  Definition and meaning of Mollusca:   Mollusca - an animal phylum that includes bivalves, squids, octopuses and snails...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Parapodium: Oceanography Dictionary - Parapodium
  Definition and meaning of parapodium:   parapodium - one of the short unsegmented processes located on each side of mo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Radula: Oceanography Dictionary - Radula
  Definition and meaning of radula:   radula - a scraping organ for mastication in certain mollusks, such as snails. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Snail: Encyclopedia Ii - Snail - Reproduction
Some snails are hermaphrodites, producing both spermatozoa and ova. Others, such as Apple Snails, are either male or female. Prolific bre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Snail: Encyclopedia Ii - Snail - Predators
Snails have many natural predators, including ground beetles, snakes, toads, turtles, and birds like chickens, ducks and geese, and even ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Snail: Encyclopedia Ii - Snail - Control Garden Pests
Terrestrial snails and slugs are generally both migratory and nocturnal, thus difficult to control. Common methods of control include sha...   » Read the article