BIOLOGY How are seashells created? Or any other shell, such as a snail's or a turtle's? Francis Horne, a biologist who studies shell formation at Texas State University, offers this answer. The exoskeletons of snails and clams, or their shells in common parlance, differ from the endoskeletons of turtles in several ways. Seashells are the exoskeletons of mollusks such as snails, clams, oysters and many others. Such shells have three distinct layers and are composed mostly of calcium carbonate wit

Nafisat Abdulrahim on Instagram: "Do you wash your snails at home or at the market? Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to deshell your snails: 1.⁠ ⁠Pour hot water over the snails for one minute. 2.⁠ ⁠Use a fork to carefully pull the meat out of the shell. 3.⁠ ⁠Wash the snails with salt, alum, and lemon juice. 4.⁠ ⁠Boil the snails for 5 minutes with salt and onions, then wash them again. 5.⁠ ⁠You can either freeze the snails or use them immediately. To make a simple sauce: Ingredients: •⁠ ⁠Boiled