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149.WHAT IS A MOLLUSK?

Mollusk” sounds like it ought to be the name of some prehistoric animal, but it isn’t. Mollusks are a huge division of animals without back-bones, and they range from snails to clams, and oysters to octopuses.

They differ in size from almost invisible creatures to giant squids 15 meters long! They may live in the tropics or in the arctic, in deep seas or on land!