Can you ever imagine walking without feet or for that matter, walking on your belly? Well, if you have noticed, snails have no feet and yet they are able to move thousands of miles across the globe. Scientists refer to them as ‘gastropods’, which literally means stomach-feet!

To prevent their soft bellies from getting scraped, snails produce a sticky liquid, on top of which they slowly slide along carrying their homes on their backs. No wonder they move so slowly.

Snails can be found in gardens, in ponds and even in the sea. They belong to a group of animals with soft bodies called molluscs, which are related to oysters, clams, and other shellfish. To make their homes, which we call ‘shells’, snails must collect a lot of calcium carbonate from the soil. It is these shells that help to tell apart different species and is one of the greatest works of geometry in nature.

Their diet comprises all kinds of living and dead plants, fruits or even the remains of animals.