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Slugs and Snails
Characterized by their shell and slow movement, snails are a common garden dweller and even a delicacy in some countries. Snails without shells are called slugs.
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What is the tongue of a snail adapted to?
The tongue of a snail is called a Radula; it consists of microscopic sharp edges that scrape food particles into the snail's gullet.
Yes, snails will 'graze' on aquatic plants and microscopic flora and fauna found on surfaces.
Yes - they climb up the bark and eat the leaves
No leaves, no tree
What do snails do when there habitats get dry?
Sometimes, if they cannot find a shady moist environment soon enough, they will die. Some snails have the ability to seal up their shell opening with hardened mucous. This helps them retain moisture hopefully waiting for their environment to become moist again.
Will it kill snail eggs if you take them out of its tank?
Yes they will die if you do take them out of there tank BUT they hatch them self
What is the correct name for a clutch of snails eggs?
A clutch of snail eggs is sometimes called a "Hard Roe".
What is the oldest part of the snail shell?
The oldest part of a snail's shell is the center of the coil. When the snail grows, it grows outward
What animals have symbiotic relations with periwinkle snails?
Periwinkles will out grow their shells, another creature will then take that shell and the periwinkle will take another old shell. This is an example of symbiosis. :)
How many snails and plants do you need to keep a stable environment in the test tube?
Carbon dioxide is food. I like food. Food is part of nature. Nature is me. So technically, i am food.
Can the sa 08 weatherby shoot a slug?
yes you can shoot rifled slugs through smooth bore barell, or
use rifled choke for sabots. the sa08 takes the same choke as
mossberg...win, etc.
Snails are Born with Shells
When the snail is born, the shell it has is called a protoconch.
What do you do when your snails keeps running away?
You can put golden tape around the cage and or aroung the garden so they dont leave. Why? because snails are scared of golden tape. they feel it is their predator, or their enemy. If you want to keep snails out of your garden use these tips.
yes they cry and cry it gets annoying... wait o sorry i was talking about my kid
Why do snails eyes retract when touched?
Because they feel threatened; blood stops pumping into the eyestalks and they are therefore retracted back into the head, so the snail can protect them :)
How do you put a new snail shell on a snail?
I'm pretty sure if u just put it in the water/cage the snail will do into it itself
Do snails change shells in the spring?
Snails do not change their shells ever. They keep their shell up to the day they die.
Yes, a snail's mouth is unique. A snail's mouth contains a specialized organ called a Radula. The Radula is used as a rasp to scrap food particles into the snail's gullet.
Slugs can eat parsley. Slugs can eat anything, even if it kills it.
