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'''''Euchondrus albulus''''' is a ] (snail) native to the ] of ]. Its most interesting characteristic is that it eats ] growing in cracks in ] as its primary food source, using its raspy tongue to enlarge the cracks, moving an average of 1.1 tonnes of limestone per hectare per year.<ref>{{cite book | editor= Craig Glenday | date= 2021 | title= Guinness World Records - 2022 | location= London | publisher= SVP Global Publishing | page= 37 | isbn= 978-1-913484-10-1 }}</ref> | ||
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Euchondrus albulus is a Gastropod (snail) native to the Negev Desert of Israel. Its most interesting characteristic is that it eats lichens growing in cracks in limestone as its primary food source, using its raspy tongue to enlarge the cracks, moving an average of 1.1 tonnes of limestone per hectare per year.
- Craig Glenday, ed. (2021). Guinness World Records - 2022. London: SVP Global Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-913484-10-1.