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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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Do snails mate for life?

no snails do not mate for life. they can have many mates.

What is the name of the annelid that sucks blood?

leeche

they used that when the black death started because they fought that it would be the cure

How do snails make more snails?

Snails make baby snails by mating.

If you want to know how they mate, keep reading.

The younger male goes on top of the older female. Altho u cant c it, the male puts sum sort of thorn in the female's shell. That's how they make babies.

They mite circle each other in a dance for 6 hrs.

Do humans eat snails?

Snails are herbivores, they only eat plants.

How do mollusk move?

mollusks have a tube like foot that looks like a suckction cup

Do mystery snails have to have salt?

No, mystery snails live perfectly well in fresh water.

How do snails eat?

There's many different kinds of snails, All eat different things.

The cone snails eats anything from fish, muscles, even other snails with a harpoon it shoots out.

Other snails eat with a radula, which they scrap against a rock to get algae off.

Some snail's radula evolved into a shredder type thing, So they scavenge on other dead scraps of marine life and eat that.

What is the difference between a boy snail and a girl snail?

See image link below.

See differences at applesnail.net -> anatomy -> reproductive system section.

Some snails are both boys and girls, meaning that they have all the body parts and such of a boy snail and a girl snail, which I think can help them survive longer, but I'm not 100% sure.

How big are the Houston snails?

Some snails in Houston can grow to the size of a baseball.

Do snails clean each others shells?

Not on purpose, but if there is algae (food) on another snails shell, they will eat it off.

How do you you tell how old a snail is?

you can tell by how many stripes they have on there shell

Can you be harmed if one ate a black slug while drinking.?

This is very difficult to answer as there are numerous factors that need to be taken into account. What type of slug, your medical history as well as what substance, amount and concentration of what you were drinking.

In rare causes, a slug can cause meningitis, a condition that causes swelling of the meninges (the covering of the brain and spinal cord). This is potentially life threatening and can cause death if not treated early.

If you did not experience any other adverse symptoms apart from becoming unconscious or semi-conscious, it is most likely the effect of the alcohol.