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One snail, five slimes: Collagen and calcium reshape mucus for different jobs

One snail, five slimes: Collagen and calcium reshape mucus for different jobsWorldPing

Snails are particularly active after a rain shower. Even on the Max Planck Campus in Potsdam-Golm, common brown-lipped snails (Cepaea nemoralis) leave behind shiny trails of mucus.

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