snail, n.Trivia

Marine snail (limpets) teeth are the strongest natural material on earth.

Snails breathe through their foot

Snail blood is blue due to its containing copper

Snails are eaten in very large numbers each year --- 1 billion snails are served in restaurants each year

Spider blood is blue due to its containing copper

Snails can regenerate their eyes.

Snails can get big --- the Giant African Snail can grow to a weight of 2 pounds.

Snails can sleep for 3 years

Snails can have over 25,000 teeth

Purple is known as a 'royal' color because it was the hardest dye to extract in ancient times. It came from sea snails and was so rare that it was worth its weight gold.