Sentence examples for molluscs are from inspiring English sources

The molluscs are aggressive if provoked and their poison-loaded harpoons can penetrate wetsuits.

The molluscs are the first non-insects found to use such farming methods, reports this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.

The result is that a lot of other types of fish, crustaceans and molluscs are caught unintentionally.More worryingly, sponges, seaweeds and centuries-old coral are destroyed.

Many critters, especially reef-forming corals and free-swimming molluscs (and most molluscs are free-swimming as larvae), prefer aragonite for their shells and skeletons.

Copper mats and rings repel slugs and snails, or you could simply go out when the molluscs are most active at night and collect them and repatriate them well away from your garden (and everyone else's – you won't be popular if you spread them to your neighbours).

Molluscs are economically and ecologically important components of aquatic ecosystems.

A recent study found molluscs were likely to be particularly at risk.

Oysters metabolise oil poorly, and molluscs, being filter feeders, run a high risk of exposure.

One of the most elusive molluscs is the giant squid.

Grazing molluscs were found across all sites but species abundances varied by sediment and exposure levels.

Dragonflies and molluscs were positively affected, reflecting the habitat alterations in the system.