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What are the adaptations of a whelk?
Whelks have a large muscular foot for holding their prey, a hard, strong shell to protect them from predators and a lightly coloured shell to camouflage themselves.
What do Channeled Whelks eat?
Channeled Whelks are carnivorous and primarily feed on bivalves such as mussels and clams. They use their strong shell-crushing radula to puncture and consume the soft tissues of their prey. They may also scavenge on dead marine organisms.
Is there a seafood called welks?
Whelks are like a fancy shelled snail,which is roasted in the shell with herbs. Most are sold live to Asia. Get them at Hugo's in Portland, Maine.
What class do the edible univalves belong?
The edible univalves belong to the class Gastropoda. This class includes snails, slugs, and whelks, which are all mollusks with a single shell.
What are whelk?
A whelk is a kind of sea snail. It is also a gastropod, a soft-bodied invertebrate that is protected by a spiral shell. It eats clams, worms, barnacles and smaller snails. The female lays her eggs in hard capsules.
Is a whelk a producer or a consumer?
yes as whelks are not a plant they are therefore consumers :-)
Do dog whelks eat barnacles?
Yes, dog whelks are known to feed on barnacles. They use their radula (a toothed tongue-like organ) to scrape and drill into the barnacle's shell to access their soft internal tissues. This feeding behavior helps control barnacle populations in intertidal areas.
What do dog-whelks eat?
Dog whelks eat barnacles , tube worms and mussels so there you have im your hero.
How are whelks suited to living in rock pools?
Whelks are suited to living in rock pools because they have a hard shell to protect themselves from predators and the environment. They also have a strong muscular foot that allows them to cling to rocks and move around in the tidal zone. Their ability to seal up their shell to prevent desiccation during low tide also helps them survive in the fluctuating conditions of rock pools.
Do dog whelks eat seaweed?
No
Is a dog-whelks a carnivore?
it is a carnivore
Is dog whelks a herbivore or a carnivore?
no
