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Can snails grow back their shells?
No, snails cannot grow back their shells; the shell wall is attached to the organs and blood supply of the snail. If the shell were to be removed, the snails would die soon after.
Does a sea snail change its shell throughout its lifetime?
No, a snail grows more shell as it gets bigger. Hermit crabs (which live in the shells of dead snails) however do select bigger and bigger shells as they grow.
Do sea snails shed the conch and move into a new conch?
No, a conch is a mollusk which lives in a conch shell ,which it secretes itself. As the conch grows the shell gets bigger too, to accommodate it. Sea snails tend not to have any shell at all and if they do have a shell it is one that they secrete themselves. Hermit crabs live in the empty shells of mollusks and move to a new shell as they grow bigger.
Snail has completley come out of shell?
snails never come completely out of there shell there shell might break so they can grow a new one. but a snail performs torsion in witch its body twist into the shell they create and can not leave there shell but can grow the shell bigger so there shell grows with them
Can snails go from one shell to another?
No. The shell grows around the snail as the snail grows bigger, but the snail is fastened into its shell and cannot leave it. Hermit crabs live in empty shells, and find a new, bigger shell as they grow.
Do snails come out of their shell to burrow?
No, snails do not leave their shell to burrow.
Are snails shell silky and watery?
Snails shell is silky and watery.
What is the foamy stuff on snails shell?
after snails mate it leaves a foamy substance on the shell
What are snails exoskeleton?
a snails has an exoskeleton known as a shell. The shell grows with the snail as it ages.
Do snails grow out of their shells?
No, snails do not grow out of their shells. Their shells are part of their body structure and grow along with them. As snails grow, their shells also grow in size to accommodate their increasing body size.
Do snails get a new shell when they lose their old one?
Snails do not receive a new shell after they lose one, or better yet do not usually lose their shell. Every year as a snail grows bigger it adds new rings to its shell. These rings are clearly visible from year to year and often have different shades.
What shelter do snails have?
the snails shell is it's shelter
