🐌 All land snails are gastropod mollusks, meaning that they belong to the same group as octopuses, which are part of the phylum Mollusca. At the same time, they are members of the class Gastropoda, which includes all snails and slugs. Being a mollusk means lacking an internal skeleton and bones, but snails are not unprotected.⁠ ⁠ Gastropods can adapt to a variety of living conditions, and they don’t require large amounts of food. They have been able to continually evolve to survive the conditions around them, which many researchers find to be very fascinating.⁠ ⁠ _____⁠ ⁠ 📽️ courtesy of: slinginsteel⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #science #biology #snail #gastropod #slugs #funnyanimals