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Why is mucus secreted by a snail 's foot ?

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Answered by kumarprateek166

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Externally, one kind of mucus is produced by the foot of the gastropod and is usually used for crawling. ... The foot mucus of a gastropod has some of the qualities of glue and some of the qualities of a lubricant, allowing land snails to crawl up vertical surfaces without falling off.

Explanation:

A snail uses its single long, muscular foot to crawl on a layer of mucus-like slime that it secretes. This mucus has unusual physical properties and scientists assumed that these sticky properties were essential for snail movement.

Answered by prakriti490

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Answer:

Externally, one kind of mucus is produced by the foot of the gastropod and is usually used for crawling. ... The foot mucus of a gastropod has some of the qualities of glue and some of the qualities of a lubricant, allowing land snails to crawl up vertical surfaces without falling

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