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Some species of snail can reproduce alone because they are hermaphrodites IE. they posses both male and female reproductive organs.
they can change what sex they want to be and make babies.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoMostly yes. It depends on the type of snail but most snails have both female and male genital parts. Snails have both the seed and the eggs, and (apparently) swap seed during mating. Both snails can go off and produce eggs! cool, heh? LOL
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∙ 16y agoThere is no such thing as a male or female snail, they are Asexual. That means they are all hermaphrodites and when they mate both snails lay eggs.
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∙ 15y agoSnails are hermaphrodites. Every snail contains the correct organs to reproduce on it's own.
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∙ 13y agojust like humans
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How can a female snail mate without a male?
well, snails are a in the family of Hermaphrodites - which means they have both male and female sex organs. So that means that a snail can have random sex to fertilise both the snails eggs to produce baby snails.
How do you know if a snail is male or female land snail?
All snails are neither male / female. they have both gender organs.
What snails are female?
Snails are both male and female.
How do garden snails mate?
Snails reproduce the same thing almost everything else does - they mate and lay eggs. Some snails are hermaphrodites, though (have both male and female sexual organs in the same individual), which means that two snails can fertilize each-other.
Are there more female apple snails than male apple snails?
Well, no. Because snails are both male and female.
How do snails compete for female snails?
Male snails usually decorate their shells some how and find a mate right away. BUT....... if they find the same female they will "fight". What they do is slide over the other males shell and who ever gives up wins.
Are snails female?
Some are but there are also male snails
Do male water snails have babies?
all snails have both male and female parts
Why are snails both male and female?
snails are both males and females because they have a female uterus and oviduct and ovaries and they also have male testis and spermduct. That is the only thing i can really tell you. We will prolly never know exactly why they are this way. This is the way that God made them and we should just leave it at that. Snails have both male and female organs so they are able to reproduce without a mate. This may seem like a pointless answer but there is a difference in reproducing and creating genetic diversity. Genetic diversity is achieved when two snails mate together. Now how which one "plays" male and which one is female when they do breed is quite thought provoking.
Female apple snails and male apple snails?
apple snails are single sex snails Incorrect. Many snails are hermaphrodites but apple snails are not. They are indeed male and female apple snails. Go to http://applesnail.net/ for more information and how to sex them.
How do snails make more snails?
Snails make baby snails by mating. If you want to know how they mate, keep reading. The younger male goes on top of the older female. Altho u cant c it, the male puts sum sort of thorn in the female's shell. That's how they make babies. They mite circle each other in a dance for 6 hrs.
Do female mystery snails always lay eggs?
Sort of: snails have both male and female sex parts, so when two snails mate, either or maybe even both can lay eggs. snails can mate with anyone, even their own children or brothers/sisters. Mine giant African land snail laid about 300 eggs, then died this morning.
