Giant African Land Snail The Giant African Land Snail is one of the largest terrestrial snails in the world. It is also known by its scientific names: Achatina fulica, Achatina marginata, Achatina achatina and it is part of the Gastropod family. Due to its large size and distinctive features, he looks very exotic. That exotic …
There are over 40,000 species of snails all over the world. The most known type is the land snail (also called terrestrial snail). There are two other types: the freshwater snail and the sea snail. All those types of snails together with the different slugs belong to the Gastropoda class. Snails are very adaptable animals. …
Most people encounter snails in their garden, back yard or around their house. But the amazing truth is that snails live all over the world. They are found in each one of the five continents. There are even species that lives in the Antarctic Ocean. There are thousands of different species across the globe. They …
The way that snails mate is is one of the most interesting in the animal kingdom. Most snail types (including land snails) are hermaphrodites. That long word basically means that they have both male and female reproductive organs. Each one of them has the ability to create eggs and sperm at the same time. A …
What a snail will eat depends mostly on the type of the snail and where they live. There are thousands of different species of snails in the world. In general, you can divide the different types of snails into three categories: Land snails – Also known as terrestrial Freshwater snails Salt water snails – Also …