Animals: Snails have up to 27,000 microscopic teeth on their ton…

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Did you know? Snails have up to 27,000 microscopic teeth on their tongue (the "radula") — a kind of conveyor-belt of teeth that the snail uses to scrape. They are continuously replaced as they wear down. A garden snail has them too, just smaller.

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Snails have up to 27,000 microscopic teeth on their tongue (the "radula") — a kind of conveyor-belt of teeth that the snail uses to scrape. They are continuously replaced as they wear down. A garden snail has them too, just smaller.

Slakken hebben tot 27.000 microscopische tandjes op hun tong (de "radula") — een soort lopende band met tandjes die de slak gebruikt om te schrapen. Ze worden continu vervangen terwijl ze afslijten. Een huisjesslak heeft ze ook, alleen kleiner.

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