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Turtles, snails, crabs, clams, oysters, shrimp, mussels, and eggs have shells because the creature can't protect themselves and Tom Fernanders otherwise many predators would simply attack the animal and eat it.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agomollusks use their hard shells, if they have any, to protect themselves. also they use things in their environments, such as rocks etc...
Mollusks use their Shells for protection.
most gastropods have a hard shell they can retreat into
bivalves have two hard shells they can lock themselves up into.
Limpets have dorsal plates.
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∙ 13y agoTo protect them from other animals.
To hind from other animals.
To live in them like some turtles do.
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∙ 10y agoby protecting themselves
AARON SMALL
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∙ 16y agoThey withdraw back into their shells.
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∙ 14y agoIt's shell.
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What animals have shells?
scopata animals don't have shells turtles and shellfish do
How do shells help protect animals?
Shells protect prey from pretador.
What animals have shells and antennae?
There are quite a few animals that antennas and shells. Most of these animals are in fact insects that fly.
Why do some animals have shells?
to Potter
What animals do hermit crabs get their shells from?
Just about anything that will fit them, such as snail or conch shells.
Can you eat sea shells?
No, most of the little animals that live inside them are edible, but the shells are not.
How do whelks eat there food?
they, attach them sleves onto other things onto the shells of other animals, and they drill through the shells of the other animals.
What sedimentary rock is made underwater from shells of animals?
limestone is made underwater from the shells of animals. We know this because limestone also contains many fossils.
What is the common factor in your bones and the shells of some animals?
Calcium - it's what gives bones and shells their strength.
What are the pool animals which have shells?
There is no such thing as a pool animal.
Why are shells big?
they grow like humans and animals
How shells get their color?
From the different minerals the animals feed on
