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Slimy Creatures: The Evolution Of Snails
Snail Evolution Snails are tiny slimy creatures. Mainly recognized by their characteristic shells, weirdly strange ability to stick to anything, and their odd questionable ooze that they leave behind. There are many different types of snails ranging from tiny too large. The smallest snail is called Daphniola eptalophas. The largest snail species is called the Giant African Land Snail (ALGALS). The most know relative of the snail family is the slug. A snail without its shell is just a slug. A snail without one has evolved in a single generation. Snails are the one of the only animals that can evolve in only one generation. This type of evolution has happened multiple
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