Is tank locomotion based on snails?

While they're sludging along the ground or chomping on your garden, their locomotion doesn't seem very exciting. But speed them up 250% and the truth comes out: snails are running on gooey tank treads. This awesome footage shows just how cool snail-o-motion really is. read more

yes by both, road and rail tanker it would depend on the suppliers and the railroads delivery agreement with each other. read more

Understanding these new findings about the nature of adhesion in a biological system is important for understanding snail and other gastropod adhesive locomotion, for understanding properties of superhydrophobic surfaces, and for the design of adhesive and anti-adhesive surfaces of all types. read more

Land snail is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as slugs). However, it is not always easy to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less amphibious between land and freshwater, and others are relatively amphibious between land and saltwater. read more