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Snails have an organ similar to a tongue called a radula. The radula, unlike our tongue, is equipped with hard plates or teeth to assist with scraping or other more specialized lifestyles.
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What do blotched blue tongue often dose it eat?
snails
Do snails have bristles?
Snails do not have bristles. Snails do have a raspy tongue though.
What is a snail tongue?
A snails tongue is called a Radula.
What Bird or reptile eats snails leaving the shell whole?
Blue tongue Lizards eat snails with their shells. Although, a large population of blue-tongue lizards have died due too the consumption of snails, as the shell gets caught in the lizards throat and causes them too choke. c:
What is a lizards tongue called?
A snails tongue is called a Radula.
How and what snails eat?
snails eat veggies
Do apple snails eat small snails?
Apple Snails will eat other snails if you don't feed them. If you feed them, then they are alright.
Do Jews eat snails?
Jews who eat kosher will not eat snails since snails are not kosher. However, not all Jews eat according to the laws of kashrut, so some Jews do eat snails.
Do flamingo tongue snails travel alone?
yes
What structure do snails use for feeding?
Most land snails eat plants and other vegetation. Snails eat mostly living plants as well as decaying plants. They also chew on fruits and young succulent plant barks. Snails also eat algae. A snail has something called radula in its mouth for grinding up its food. This radula is like a rough tongue, something like a file with rows of tiny teeth, which it uses to scrape off leaves and flowers to eat. Snails can also gnaw through limestone. They eat the little bits of chalk in the rock, which they need for their shells (calcium). Many people get upset and farmers get angry when snails eat their plants and crops. Snails can cause serious damage to crops.
Can snails eat pears?
Yes. Snails can eat about the same things that people eat.
What does snails eat?
Different types of snails eat different things. Many snails eat algae or plant material. However there are a great number of predatory snails that eat fish, insects, and other animals. Most land snails eat plants, but snails that live in the ocean have a wide variety of diets.
