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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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Where do freshwater snails live?
They can usually be found on the plants and on the glass where they can be seen eating algae. They can also sometimes be found in the gravel base (substrate) of the tank.
What is the kingdom phylum class order family genus and species of slug?
The term 'slug' is considered a common name for ALL slug species. Thus, it is impossible to deduce from your question which species of slug you would like to be classified.
Yes. If we are talking about land snails they lay eggs that they bury in soil in a warm most place. The eggs hatch usually in about 2 to 4 weeks.
What is Gary the snails full name?
This Is True Gary's Name Is Simply Gary. He Has No Other Names. :)
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Nope, that's not right.
His real name:
Gary "the Snail" Wilson, Jr.
Is a flounder warm blooded or cold blooded?
As with the vast majority of bony fish, flounders are exothermic or cold-blooded.
Can a snail have baby snails by it self?
Some snails can self-fertilize, such as Helix aspersa, but not all snails can.
What other kind of creature sucks blood and is'nt a bat nor mosquito?
Many parasites do, like fleas, ticks, and leeches.
Does the Madagascar Periwinkle plant cure cancer?
Madagascar periwinkle, 'sadaphuli', Catharantus roseus, Vinca rocea or Vinca as it's known in the United States is an important medicinal plant used as an alternative treatment for many forms of cancer. This comes as no surprise because Vinca's cancer killing properties have been recognized by the pharmaceutical industry resulting in the isolation of several Vinca compounds that are currently used by medicine in chemotherapy treatments for childhood leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, testicular cancer and cancerous tumors. Vinca is a treasure chest plant that containins more than 400 known alkaloids!
If this is not impressive enough, Vinca taken as a daily supplement is known to improve blood supply to the brain, increase oxygen and glucose for the brain to use, prevent abnormal coagulation of blood, and raise brain levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
There are two classes of active compounds in Vinca: alkaloids and tannins. One important alkaloid is vincamine. A closely related semi-synthetic derivative of vincamine widely used in medicine is known as ethyl-apovincaminate or vinpocetine. It has vasodilating, blood thinning, and memory-enhancing actions shown in double-blind studies to help alleviate a type of dementia known as vascular dementia, in which the arteries supplying blood to the brain develop atherosclerotic plaques.
Extracts of Vinca have significant anticancer activity against numerous cell types. The greatest activity is seen against multi-drug resistant tumor types which suggest that there are compounds in Vinca rosea that are synergistic or additive with anti-neoplastic elements which help inhibit resistance to these drugs.
White flowers of Vinca/Periwinkle plants are used in Puerto Rico as alternative cancer treatment. There, a tea is made using its flowers. They only use the white flowers with the yellow center for this purpose. Users start with one flower making it into a tea by boiling it in 7 oz. of water for no longer than a minute. Each day they add another flower to the tea until they reach five flowers on the fifth day. They drink this five flowers' tea on an empty stomach once a day and continue taking it until their illness is resolved. It takes between 4 to 5 months for the tumor(s) to disappear. A very effective Periwinkle/Vinca extract can be purchased on the web. Twenty to thirty drops of this extract are taken in a glass of water once a day.
Some people may experience side effects associated with the prolonged use of Vinca flower tea or Periwinkle extract such as hair loss and bouts of urticaria.
Does periwinkle produce flowers?
Yes, periwinkle (Vinca minor) is a flowering plant that produces small, blue or purple, five-petaled flowers. It blooms in spring and summer.
Is it hard to take care of saltwater snails?
i never really did snails, but when i was younger i did indeed try sea slugs. I didnt really try to get one, i was on the beach and I found a cool peice of coral on the shore and wanted to dry ir out when i got home. Little did i know that it held a bright red and very fancy sea slug. I constantly changed it's water (natural salt water i got from the beach), got it an airator, and even constantly bought it plants. But it ate all the plants within a day, the airator kept on getting clogged by stray bits of feces, and we were spending a fortune on gas driving to and from the beach to get it fresh water. the answer is, yes, it is very difficult. if you cannot get saltwater from the beach, don't even bother. It is very hard to measure salt that you need to put into the water. If you are an expert of saltwater animals or other pets, you may have a chance. All i had was a preschool teacher mother, an mechanical engineer father, and my books, in which had nothing on taking care of aquatic slugs. you may have a bit more experience with pets than i did, but having someone near you that can make rigs to constantly switch water samples back and forth or fix a clogged up airator helps too.
My chickens eat snails. Chickens will eat most insects commonly found in the garden.
What happens to slugs in the winter?
The life span of a slug is normally only one year. The winter is generally the time of their egg stage. However, adults can go into a state of inactive hibernation during the winter if they are still alive.
A snail is slower than a tortoise?
The snail is slower than a tortoise AND turtle i belive its one of the slowest animals in the world...i think the three-toed sloth is slower though, im not sure :)
Freshwater snails will certainly eat dead fish, as will a variety of marine snails. There are predatory snails called cone snails that live in the pacific that hunt, kill and eat fish like any other type of predator. They have a type of venemous harpoon that they are able to launch into fish. This paralyses the fish instantly and then the snail eats it.
Slugs eat plants, so they have no interest in biting people.
Snails belong in the molluscs group What characteristics do all molluscs have?
yes a snail belongs in the mollusc group.
What freshwater fish eats insects and snails and grows to 16 inches in length?
The clown loach grows to over a foot long, but usually stays around 10 inches. You will need to keep multiple clown loaches in your aquarium to keep them happy.I don't know about insects, but I think many fish will eat insects if they have access to them. All botia species of loach will happily eat snails, but all are gregarious and like to be in groups. So, if you are looking for a single 16" fish that will eat snails and insects, the botias aren't for you, but they will eat snails.
