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They have a hole by the entrance of their shell, which they breathe through. They also "go to the bathroom" through it.
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What is family name of snail?
what is the taxonomy classification for snails
Dose a snail drown in water?
Yes land snails breathe air. so they can drown in water. Sea snails and fresh water snails breathe oxygen derived from water using gills so they can drown in air. I guess that the rate that they expire at is quite slow since their metabolism would be very slow.
What is an amastrid?
An amastrid is a member of the Amastridae, a group of small, air-breathing land snails.
Can snails live in tap water?
No, because they breathe air, they don't have gills (like fish).
Is frogs burrow the mud snails bury themselves and you air your quilts preparing for the cold an idiom?
Yes
Can snails live in a closed jar?
Probably not since they need air like more living creatures.
What is the difference between garden snails and apple snails?
Apple snails are freshwater aquatic snails. Garden snails are land snails.Apple snails have lungs and gillsGarden snails have lungs onlyApple snails skin is thin and translucent (with slime)Garden snails skin is thick and leathery (with slime)All apple snails have two sets of antennaeGarden snails have species with one and two sets.
Do snails need bubbles in order to breathe?
Snails that live on land use a lung to breathe, fairly similar to you or I. Aquatic snails use gills to breathe, similar to fish. Terrestrial snails may produce bubbles as a result of breathing because they secrete a mucous. Air sometimes gets trapped in the mucous, which can cause bubbles to form. But it is not how they breathe.
How snails take in air water and food?
Snails and slugs are decomposers. That means that they eat greens, decaying leaves, and microorganisms. They only need a tiny bit of moisture to survive. Snails breathe through their skin. Also through an opening called the pneumostome, on the right side of their bodies.
What do snails do?
well they mostly sleep snails can hibernate and like eating allot there like an average baby they poop and pee and that stuff
Can snails live in water?
water snails but not regular snails
Through what part of its body does a snail breathe?
snails breath out carbon dioxide as any other human or animal.
