The phrase "tiny snails" refers to very small creatures that look like slimy little shells, which move slowly on their stomachs.
Sentences with «tiny snails»
In 2014, NOAA News promoted another paper by Bednarsek about dissolving sea butterfly shells with the headlines, «NOAA - Led Researchers Discover Ocean Acidity Is Dissolving Shells Of Tiny Snails Off The U.S. West Coast.» (landscapesandcycles.net)
Despite its lack of vision, heightened senses make it a skilled predator — it roams the underwater habitat hunting tiny snails and shrimp by sensing pressure waves in the water. (discovermagazine.com)
Looking like very tiny snails, these are actually worm tubes belonging to the serpulid worms. (AmbergrisCaye.com)