20 September 2009
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September 2009
Q.What would win out of a snail and a slug of the same size in a race?
A.Snails are slightly faster than slugs, so the snail would win the race. The fastest snail recorded managed a speed of 0.0028m/s; a slug 0.000023m/s.
Q.Who is the fastest species of snail in the world?
A.The fastest species of land snail is the common garden snail (Helix aspersa), which can move at up to 0.03mph. Snails average 0.0076mph.
Q.How old do most snails live to?
A.Snails tend to live up until the age of 5, as long as you don't stand on them. The shell grows in both size and strength as the snail gets older.