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Giant African land snail shells are about the size of an adult human's fist.

10 Huge Facts About Giant African Land Snails

The first thing you notice about giant African land snails is that they're ginormous. The second thing is that they're not limited to Africa.

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The Brooklyn Public Library is Now Home to a Tiny Mollusk Museum

The vending machine-sized installation features 15 itty-bitty "exhibitions" about bivalves, snails, octopuses, and more.

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Welcome to Italy's 'Snail Spa,' Where Happy Mollusks Ooze Prized Slime

Treat yo self, snails: Cosmetics companies shell out big bucks for your gross goo.

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Spurned by Potential Mates, Jeremy the Lefty Snail Is Still Single

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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Watch How Snails Make Baby Snails

It's complicated.

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5 Times Scientists Played Animal Matchmakers

Sometimes Cupid needs a little push.

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Scientists Play Matchmakers for a Lonely Lefty Snail

Jeremy the garden snail was born a mirror image of most snails—a fact that’s made mating impossible.

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Humming Might Not Coax Snails Out of Their Shells

Many coastal residents swear a little mouth music is all it takes to bring a common periwinkle out of its shell.

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A Venomous Snail Might Someday Help You Sleep

A new study finds that peptides from marine snail venom helps mice snooze.

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16 Fast Facts About Snails

Snails are all over mythology, and they very well might be a key part of the medical adhesives of the future.

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The Strange Tale of the Snail that 'Rose from the Dead'

This snail spent more than a night at the museum before someone realized it was still alive.