Animals

Tuesday, 9 December 2025
19 facts about snails
19 facts about snails
Also called gastropods
Snails are mollusks and are one of the most numerous animal species in the world. In terms of species diversity, they are second only to insects. Even ...

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Sand lizard
Like most reptiles, their bodies are covered with scales.
They are smaller and rough on the back, while the abdomen is covered with larger and smooth ones that make it easier for the animal to move.
Black-headed python
Their lifestyle has a beneficial effect on the environment.
The burrows they create then become a shelter for other animal species.
Aye-aye
Approximately 80% of the night aye-aye spends on foraging.
Sloth
Sloths are the general name for two families of the Xenarthra: a three-toed Bradypodidae and a two-toed Megalonychidae.
Xenarthra is a group of placental mammals. The group, differing in form and lifestyle, includes armadillos, glyptodonts, pampatheres, anteaters, tree sloths, ground sloths, and aquatic sloths.
Spiders
Since spiders do not have antennae, their legs take over.
The bristles covering them have the ability to detect sounds, smells, vibrations, and air movements.
Insects
Insects breathe using tracheae, to which air is supplied through spiracles.
Tracheae are protrusions of the insects' body walls that branch into a system of tubes inside the body. At the ends of these tubes are liquid-filled tracheae through which gas exchange occurs.
European mole cricket
They can be found in commerce.
Some people breed them in terrariums to study their lives, while others use these insects as bait for catfish or pike.
European wildcat
It leads a solitary life and is territorial.
To date, researchers have not been able to gather much information about the social life of these an ...
Sea lamprey
Adults are hematophagous parasites.
This means they feed on the blood of their prey.
Snails
The mouth of the snail has a grater (radula) used for scraping and grinding food.
It is a cartilaginous structure covered with a large number of tiny chitin teeth. It is set in motio ...