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November 30, 2010
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Physical features

The soft body of a snail is usually protected by a shell. The animal crawls along on a muscular organ called a foot. The muscles in the foot move backwards in a wave-like action. This action moves the snail forwards. Snails have a head with tentacles, or feelers, eyes, a mouth and tiny teeth . All land snails breathe through lungs. Most water-living snails breathe through gills, like fish. Some have lungs and must come to the surface of the water to breathe. The smallest snail is no larger than a pin-head. The largest can grow to 77 centimeters long!
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European pulmonate land snail, which has been introduced to many other countries

European pulmonate land snail, which has been introduced to many other countries 

Reproduction

Most snails have both male and female sexual parts, which means they can reproduce by themselves. Others are male or female, which means the male snail must fertilize the eggs of the female snail. The female lays a cluster of small eggs which she deposits in a damp spot. The eggs hatch into tiny snails that look like adults.
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