Gisnt African Land Snail Flashcards
What’s the hard shell for
It’s there home keeps all their vital organs inside and keeps them protected from predators
What’s the slime (mucous) for?
Helps them move, very slippery, reduces friction and avoids damage to there soft tissue
Used in moisturiser
What are the tentacles for?
Two long tentacles for its eyes
Two short tentacles to smell (two noses)
How many teeth and where?
They have 10 thousand teeth on their tongue
What does it eat?
Vegetables (herbivore)
What colour is its poo?
What ever colour the food was
What conditions do they like?
Hot and humid
-humid good lots of moisture in the air means they can drink more through their skin
What is there habitat?
Fresh water, salt water and land
Like rainforests- warm and wet
What is the shell made of?
Calcium
Is a hermaphrodite, what does it mean
Has both male and female reproductive organs
Can self fertilise and also do it the old fashioned way
Can produce how many eggs a year, and how successful?
1200 eggs per year
90% probability of survival
How many of them will survive to adulthood?
Only about 1 (out competed)
Are they a social species?
No
When will it hibernate?
When temperatures are below 9°C
Snails can estimate in hot summer months (what does this mean?)
They create a thin layer of mucous on their skin which keeps them moist and happy
What is a snails tongue with teeth called?
A radula
Their eyes go droopy when?
They eat something tasty
