Snail radula. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the radula from a burgundy snail (Helix pomatia). The radula is a tongue-like organ found

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Snail radula. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the radula from a burgundy snail (Helix pomatia). The radula is a tongue-like organ found in most molluscs. It is studded with rows of horny teeth (grey), which are used to rasp food particles from surfaces. Magnification: x340 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Keywords: animal, biological, biology, burgundy, chitin, chitinous, coloured, denticle, denticles, false-coloured, fauna, feeding, gastropod, helix, mollusc, mollusk, mouth, nature, organ, pomatia, radula, roman, sem, snail, surface, teeth, tongue, tooth, toothed, wildlife, zoological, zoology