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To other animals, they are an important source of food, are also a consumer of vegetation, and help with the decomposition process as some snails eat the dead and dying tissue of plants. To humans, their shells have been used in our culture for centuries, and the French and other societies eat them regularly.
What else can I help you with?
Do snails have bristles?
Snails do not have bristles. Snails do have a raspy tongue though.
What is a snail tongue?
A snails tongue is called a Radula.
What is a lizards tongue called?
A snails tongue is called a Radula.
DO SNAILS HAVE A TONGUE TO EAT WITH?
Snails have an organ similar to a tongue called a radula. The radula, unlike our tongue, is equipped with hard plates or teeth to assist with scraping or other more specialized lifestyles.
Do flamingo tongue snails travel alone?
yes
What tongue shaped structure do snails use to feed?
Radula
What do blotched blue tongue often dose it eat?
snails
Why does the blue tongue lizard have a blue tongue?
To attract flys, snails and other insects so it can have a feast
What is in a snail mouth?
inside the snails mouth is a tongue called the radula
What Bird or reptile eats snails leaving the shell whole?
Blue tongue Lizards eat snails with their shells. Although, a large population of blue-tongue lizards have died due too the consumption of snails, as the shell gets caught in the lizards throat and causes them too choke. c:
What is the rough tongue like structure that snails use for feeding?
The Rough tongue a snail uses is named RADULA which are tiny rows of teeth.
Is a radula a foot?
No, a radula is not a foot. It is a tongue-like organ found in most mollusks, such as snails and slugs, that is used for feeding by scraping food particles. The foot of a mollusk is a muscular organ used for movement.
