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10 Snails with Supernatural Abilities
10 Snails with Supernatural Abilities
Snails are a creature that people rarely pay attention to but possess strange abilities such as self-illumination, shooting venom at prey...
This yellow-brown Clusterwink snail has a special ability to emit blue light when disturbed by external influences. They are found in abundance in Australia.Crysomallon squamiferum, commonly known as the scaly-footed snail, has a shell made of three layers, super hard, can withstand strong impacts from enemy attacks. This 'superhuman' snail species often lives at a depth of about 2,400m below the ocean surface. Military armor is designed based on the sturdy structure of this snail's shell.This completely transparent snail, scientifically known as Zospeum tholussum, has no eyes and no pigment in its shell or flesh. This snail was discovered 900m underground, in a cave system in Croatia.A species of snail living in Australia often jumps to escape predators instead of hiding in its shell like other snails. When encountering a predator, it will extend its pseudo-legs covered in mucus and continuously jump to a safe place to hide.This purple snail lives on the seabed, they move with each wave by secreting many layers of mucus bubbles to hang their bodies upside down and float in the ocean. This layer of bubbles is also where snail eggs are kept, protecting them safely.The Japanese white-eyed snail is a favorite food of many birds. 15% of snails will be lucky enough to survive after being pecked and swallowed by the bird. After 40 minutes of traveling through the bird's intestines, they will be excreted along with the remaining food in the intestines and then "fly" to a new, vast land and start a new life.Thecosomata sea snails have small transparent wings that help them float in the ocean.This unique snail species, common in British lakes, has a dizzying ability to adapt to its environment. It can change its color when living with fish, and even change its shell from a spiral shape to a round shape to deal with predators.Apple snails are known to be one of the species that contain extremely strong poison that many creatures do not dare to approach. The eggs of this apple snail are covered with two layers of antinutritive and anti-digestive poison that can cause digestive disorders, unable to absorb necessary nutrients when eating. Enemies that eat these eggs will gradually die.This snail has a powerful weapon, a tooth shaped like a "harpoon" to hunt prey. They will extend their small proboscis and shoot a venomous substance at a terrifying speed, about 650 km/h when a prey swims close. Then, they "harpoon" to pull the prey.