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It’s often said that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. And surely there is no greater proof of that than the home of our master of microscopes, James. All along the windowsills and bookshelves are jars and tanks full of samples gathered from ponds, lakes, and oceans. And even his cabinets and drawers and bathroom hold stockpiles of what he’s found. There is just one problem though... the snails.
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SOURCES:
a-z-animals.com/blog/snail-eggs-what-they-look-like-7-fun-facts
scienceabc.com/nature/animals/how-do-snails-and-other-molluscs-create-their-shells.html
smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/snails-get-shells-questions-readers-180978856
animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/do-snails-get-shells.htm
pbs.org/newshour/science/how-a-snails-shell-gets-its-twist
http://www.molluscs.at/gastropoda/index.html?/gastropoda/morphology/sense_organs.html
nhm.org/stories/microscopic-look-snail-jaws
easycareaquariums.com/will-snails-clean-my-fish-tank
Visit brilliant.org/microcosmos to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription.
It’s often said that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. And surely there is no greater proof of that than the home of our master of microscopes, James. All along the windowsills and bookshelves are jars and tanks full of samples gathered from ponds, lakes, and oceans. And even his cabinets and drawers and bathroom hold stockpiles of what he’s found. There is just one problem though... the snails.
Shop the Microcosmos:
https://microcosmos.store/
Follow Journey to the Microcosmos:
Twitter: twitter.com/journeytomicro
Facebook: facebook.com/JourneyToMicro
Support the Microcosmos:
patreon.com/journeytomicro
More from Jam’s Germs:
Instagram: instagram.com/jam_and_germs
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCn4UedbiTeN96izf-CxEPbg
Hosted by Hank Green:
Twitter: twitter.com/hankgreen
YouTube: youtube.com/vlogbrothers
Music by Andrew Huang:
youtube.com/andrewhuang
Journey to the Microcosmos is a Complexly production.
Find out more at complexly.com
Stock video from:
videoblocks.com
SOURCES:
a-z-animals.com/blog/snail-eggs-what-they-look-like-7-fun-facts
scienceabc.com/nature/animals/how-do-snails-and-other-molluscs-create-their-shells.html
smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/snails-get-shells-questions-readers-180978856
animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/do-snails-get-shells.htm
pbs.org/newshour/science/how-a-snails-shell-gets-its-twist
http://www.molluscs.at/gastropoda/index.html?/gastropoda/morphology/sense_organs.html
nhm.org/stories/microscopic-look-snail-jaws
easycareaquariums.com/will-snails-clean-my-fish-tank
