How snails protect them self with out bones?

They have tentacles on their heads that sense their surroundings. Most slugs have no skeleton at all, but snails have spiral-shaped shells on their backs, in which they can hide for protection.

1. How do snails protect themselves?
2. How do snails protect themselves from drying out?
3. What does the snail have to protect its soft body?
4. What do snails use for defense?
5. What are snails afraid of?
6. What can snails do?
7. How do snails maintain homeostasis?
8. How do snails help the environment?
9. What do snails need to survive?
10. What is special about snails?
11. Does snail have blood?
12. What happens when we touch a snail?
13. What is a snails prey?
14. What is enemies of snail?
15. What dangers are faced by a snail?

How do snails protect themselves?

As we know, they are not fast; Then, when they feel danger nearby, they lock themselves into their shell and cover the opening with a layer of mucus called epiphragm. – They secrete extra mucus. When an animal attacks a snail, it releases large amounts of mucus, perhaps to confuse or stifle the attacker.

How do snails protect themselves from drying out?

By moving into dark areas under leaves, logs, and rocks snails find protection from predators. ... Although the relatively thin shell gives snails rather poor protection from determined or well-equipped predators, it does keep them from drying up when they seal themselves inside with the epiphram.

What does the snail have to protect its soft body?

Snails secrete mucus externally to keep their soft bodies from drying out. They also secrete mucus from the foot to aid in locomotion by reducing friction, and to help reduce the risk of mechanical injury from sharp objects, meaning they can crawl over a sharp edge like a straight razor and not be injured.

What do snails use for defense?

Land snail defenses against predators include cryptic coloration and texture; thickened shells and aperture barriers; defense mucus production including irritating smells and tastes; hiding behaviors, and rapid withdrawal or dislodging movements.

What are snails afraid of?

1. Coffee Grounds. Coffee grounds spread around plants you want to protect do deter slugs and snails.

What can snails do?

Slugs and snails are very important. They provide food for all sorts of mammals, birds, slow worms, earthworms, insects and they are part of the natural balance. Upset that balance by removing them and we can do a lot of harm. Thrushes in particular thrive on them!

How do snails maintain homeostasis?

When food is found, a snail will grasp it with its foot and mouth. ... From there, food is mixed with digestive juices and moved to the gastric pouch or stomach, which is the most important of a snail as this organ excretes bodily wastes, regulates body chemistry to maintain homeostasis, and absorbs the nutrients of food.

How do snails help the environment?

Land snails serve an important role in the ecosystem. They eat very low on the food web, as most land snails will consume rotting vegetation like moist leaf litter, and also fungi and sometimes eat soil directly. ... The snails provide calcium and other nutrients vital to the formation of shells and embryos.

What do snails need to survive?

All snail species need oxygen, food, water and adequate temperature and humidity to live.

What is special about snails?

Snails live in slow motion. Garden snails (Helix apersa) reach a top speed of 50 yards per hour; this is about 0.5 inches per second. While they don't move fast, they do move at a very steady pace. Snails are one of the slowest creatures on the Earth.

Does snail have blood?

Snails, spiders and octopi have something in common- they all have blue blood! ... Unlike mammals, snails, spiders and octopi do not use hemoglobin to transport oxygen but rely on a related compound known as hemocyanin.

What happens when we touch a snail?

Snail or slug is a more preferred host as they can hide in the slime of the snail or slug. This slime when it comes in contact with our hands can cause eosinophilic meningitis and other diseases which could be fatal. Thus, avoid touching snails and slugs with unprotected hands.

What is a snails prey?

Snails and slugs have evolved to eat just about everything; they are herbivorous, carnivorous, omnivorous, and detritivorous (eating decaying waste from plants and other animals). There are specialist and generalist species that eat worms, vegetation, rotting vegetation, animal waste, fungus, and other snails.

What is enemies of snail?

Snails and slugs have many natural enemies including ground beetles, pathogens, snakes, toads, turtles, and birds, but most are rarely effective enough to provide satisfactory control in the nursery.

What dangers are faced by a snail?

Snails and slugs may not look dangerous, but they can kill if they carry a parasitic nematode (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) known as the rat lungworm.