mollusks

Covers facts about slugs including where they live, what they eat, and how to tell the difference between them and snails.

Presents an illustrated guide to mollusks, explaining what they are--their basic characteristics--and where they live.

"This book sheds a surprising light on how seashells--the hard, protective outer layer that mollusks inhabit--serve tremendous purpose. This large group of marine animals needs shells for protection, feeding, transportation, anchorage, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Readers will learn about snails and some of their survival techniques.

Simple text and photographs introduce limpets, barnacles, and whelks, discussing where they live, what they eat and more.

"Shellfish are sea animals with hard shells. The shells help to keep them safe. What do you know about shellfish?" --.

Provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of snails and such related species as clams, oysters, and cuttlefish.

"Offers an examination of mollusks, their shells, and their role in human culture, as well as their susceptibility to the effects of humans on the environment"--OCLC.

Red devil squid have a forbidding name for a reason. They can be pretty scary to their prey, ripping them apart with their incredibly sharp beak! Also called jumbo squid because of their size, these aggressive mollusks are effective predators with some terrifying body parts. An eye as large as a pool ball, eight arms with up to 200 suckers, and two very long barbed tentacles prepare red devil squid for the hunt in the deep, dark ocean. Readers will feel like marine biologists as they learn even more fascinating facts about these fierce and fascinating ocean beasts. - Provided by publisher.