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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 does a helpful slug look like?

he has a smile and a "can do"

attitude, you'll know a helpful slug when you see him. :)

When were snails first introduced?

I`m not sure but i think it was 700 years ago.

Are snail bugs?

no, snails are not insects, they are gastropods

Why did the governor of California veto the banana slug as its office mollusk?

According to the Toledo Blade, August 31, 1988, Governor George Deukmejian vetoed the bill for two reasons:

1) He believed that banana slugs were an invasive species, which is incorrect, and

2) He thought they were not "representative of the international reputation that California enjoys" (arguable)

Do maggets suck blood?

Fly maggots do not suck blood. They normally eat dead flesh which is why they are often used medically in large wounds. They keep open wounds clean of dead and dying flesh allowing the new tissue to grow unhindered.

Do snails sleep longer than sloths?

Snails normally sleep 12 hours a day. Sloths sleep around 18 hours a day. Sloths are nocturnal.

Is an empty snail shell biotic?

An empty snail shell is a biotic element because it is a remainer rom a living thing another example of a biotic element is a cork from a wine bottle

What has a soft body and no backbone?

well insects don't have backbones.they have exoskeletons thats. Cockroaches for example dont have back bones.Thats why when you squish them there is a crunch sound

Does snail eat chocolate?

believe it or not but yes they do the crawl over it and basically suck it eventually the water inside the snail turns brown due to the chocolate and the chocolate is either gone or has shrunk

Arer slugs and snails in the park?

Sometimes snails and slugs can be in the park but it's not really rare to be found in parks. Snails and Slugs can be found mostly in gardens.

Why do snails live under leaves?

they like moist areas so they will stay any were it is moist like under tree bark, broken logs and man made stuff like planters.

Should African land snails smell in their tank?

They smell quite bad.

They shouldn't smell if the tank they are kept in is kept clean and not over moist. If uneaten food is left to rot then this can cause the smell and of course the bigger they get the more poop that is created, so needs to be cleaned out often.

Also it can be the kind of subtrate you are using, I use a bark type base not the soil kind as that did have slight odour to it.

What happens when you eat a slug unchewed?

The slug will die in your stomach. The stomach acid will dissolve it.

Examples of organisms from the class gastropoda?

A gastropod can be a sea snail to a sea slug but all have either one shell or no shell at all. they are also the largest group of mollusks. The can live nearly anywhere on earth.

Can snails eat hand sanitizer?

They have no intention to eat hand sanitizer.

A snail climbs up the wall 20 feet high Each day it climb 5 feet but at night it slips backward 4 feet How many day it take for the snail to get to the top of the wall?

20 Days sounds like the obvious answer

16 days is the correct answer. The snail can go 5 feet each day... and slides back 4 each night. He will get to the 19th foot on the 15th DAY but will slide back to the 15 foot mark on the 15th NIGHT. He will climb 5 feet on the 16th day, reaching the 20 foot mark.

Where did the platyceras snail live in?

ur dads house he love it was so awesome dude they had a house party with meek millz