A Snail Scrapes Food With Its Radula
Many snails feed with a radula, a flexible ribbon bearing rows of tiny teeth. They move it across food to scrape or rasp material such as algae or plant tissue. In some species, the tooth count can reach tens of thousands; it varies by species and counting method. This is a mobile feeding apparatus, not a jaw with large teeth. There are exceptions: predatory snails have radulae adapted to other feeding strategies.
Synthetic concept illustration of a snail's mouth and radula; it is not a micrograph or a depiction of a specific species. / Синтетична концептуальна ілюстрація ротового апарату равлика та радули; це не мікрофотографія і не зображення конкретного виду.

