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The name snail applies to most members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells. Other gastropods, which lack a conspicuous shell, are commonly called slugs, and are scattered throughout groups that primarily include snails. Snails are found in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments. While most people are familiar with only terrestrial snails, the majority of snails are not terrestrial. Snails with lungs belong to the group Pulmonata, while those with gills belong to the Paraphyletic group. ...

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Snails have many natural predators, including ground beetles, snakes, toads, turtles, and birds like chickens, ducks and geese, and even a predatory caterpillar. Humans also pose great dangers to snails. Water pollution and acid rain destroys their shells and poisons them, causing many species of snails to go extinct. In addition, snails are widely used as human food (often known as escargot) in Europe, Asia and Africa. ...

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Snails move like worms by alternating body contractions with stretching, with a proverbially low speed. They produce mucus in order to aid locomotion by reducing friction. The mucus also reduces the snail's risk of injury and helps keep away potentially dangerous insects like ants. When retracted into their shells, snails secrets a special type of mucus which dries to cover the entrance of their shells with a 'trapdoor' like structure called an operculum. This is similar to some slug species which build a shell-like object below their upper skin to prevent drying out. The operculum of some snails has a pleasant scent when bur ...

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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 generally reserved for snails prepared with traditional French recipes. In Europe, three species are ordinarily eaten: Helix pomatia, the Burgundy Snail, prepared in its shell, with parsley butter. Typical size: 40 to 55 mm for an adult weight of 25 to 45 g. Typically found: in Burgundy. Helix aspersa : Helix aspersa aspersa also known as the ...

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Terrestrial snails and slugs are generally both migratory and nocturnal, thus difficult to control. Common methods of control include shallow dishes filled with beer, and the use of molluscicides. A more crude, if not effective approach is to sprinkle salt on snails and slugs, which dehydrates their bodies and poisons them. However, this is not generally recommended as too much salt can be harmful to gardening plants. ...

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The lifespan of snails varies from species to species. In the wild, Achatinidae snails live around 5 to 7 years and Helix snails live about 2 to 3 years. Aquatic Apple Snails live only a year or so. Most deaths are due to predators or parasites. As noted at the following address, snails have lived beyond this lifespan: "more than 30 years" http://www.weichtiere.at/Mollusks/Schnecken/weinberg.html ...

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Some snails are hermaphrodites, producing both spermatozoa and ova. Others, such as Apple Snails, are either male or female. Prolific breeders, snails in pairs inseminate each other to internally fertilize their ova. Each brood may consist of up to 100 eggs. Garden snails bury their eggs in shallow topsoil primarily while the weather is warm and damp. After 2 to 4 weeks of favorable weather, these eggs hatch and the young emerge. Snails ...

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