Most snails have thousands of microscopic tooth-like shapes on their ribbon-shaped, tongue-like appendage called the radula.

These are teeth located on a snail’s “tongue,” or radula, also called a rasper, which is constantly licking the ground to scrape up and transport food into the snail’s mouth as it moves. Get a closer ...

Slugs and snails eat using a tongue-like structure called a radula. This conveyor belt of tiny ridges acts like a piece of sandpaper that the snail rolls over its food. ‘You might see a leaf that’s ...

Then, the snail uses its toothlike radula to drill a perfectly round hole ... Then, the snail inserts its tubular mouth and enjoys a liquid lunch, which can take a day or so to digest.

Nudibranchs are shell-less marine snails also known as sea slugs. Most feed on animals like sponges and sea squirts that attach themselves to rocks and vegetation. These nudibranchs have a rough, ...