Question

10 Facts about snails​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

1. Snail is a common name for gastropod molluscs that can be split into three groups, land snails, sea snails and freshwater snails.
2. Snails can have lungs or gills depending on the species and their habitat. Some marine snails actually can have lungs and some land based snails can have gills.
3. Snail-like animals that do not have a shell are usually called slugs.
4. Most snail species have a ribbon-like tongue called a radula that contains thousands of microscopic teeth. The radula works like a file, ripping food up into tiny pieces.
5. The majority of snails are herbivores eating vegetation such as leaves, stems and flowers, some larger species and marine based species can be predatory omnivores or even carnivores.
6. The giant African land snail grows to about 38 cm (15 in) and weigh 1 kg (2lb).
7. The largest living sea snail species is the Syrinx aruanus who's shell can reach 90 cm (35 in) in length and the snail can weigh up to 18 kg (40lbs)!
8. Common garden snails have a top speed of 45 m (50 yards) per hour. Making the snail one of the slowest creatures on Earth.
9. As they move along snails leave behind a trail of mucus which acts as a lubricant to reduce surface friction. This also allows the snail to move along upside down.
10. Depending on the species snails can live 5 - 25 years.

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Answer 2

Answer:1 .A snail is, in loose terms, a shelled gastropod.

2.name is most often applied to land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs.

3. Snails are gastropod mollusks; members of the phylum Mollusca and the class Gastropoda.

– When they feel threatened, they usually retreat into their shell to protect themselves.

– The largest land snail is the Achatina achatina, the Giant African Snail.

– Snails have no backbone.

– Some land snails feed on other terrestrial snails.”

– North America has about 500 native species of land snails.

– The snails that just hatch the egg can eat their shells and even other eggs of their brothers.

– Most snails live from 2 to 5 years, but in captivity, some have exceeded 10 or 15 years of age.