snail
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And instead of simply asking fishermen to stop, it has helped develop snail farming as an alternative livelihood.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Some bee species burrow holes in wood or in the ground, or use empty structures for nests. Some species in Europe and Africa even build their nests in empty snail shells,"
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
But last March, seven typed pages, apparently containing the former Zappos chief executive’s final wishes, surfaced via snail mail to the Las Vegas courthouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
John Wyatt: The reason we had a snail mail list is because a lot of people at that time didn’t have an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
You’re more of a slug than a snail.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
There’s another scene as well, where the kid comes home from school and she sits in his little place where he has his snails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Just 21 Madeiran lands snails were found clinging to a rock on Portugal's Bugio Island.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Today, rows of giant African snails crawl inside wooden pens in Adjoa, a coastal community where fishing families are testing the new source of income.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
In contrast, only about half of mollusks, including clams and snails, disappeared.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
We’d gradually begun to add more foods, especially grubs and ferns, to her plates, and she would eat them when she ran out of peacock snails.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
