Snails sacrifice foot to survive snake attacks
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 19:10
in Biology & Nature
Better to lose your foot than your life, at least if you're a snail. In a move reminiscent of certain lizards that can voluntarily detach their tails, young Satsuma caliginosa snails self-amputate their foot when attacked by their nemesis, the Pareas iwasakii snake, a new study finds.