Snail Basics
A snail’s body is protected by this hard structure
What is a shell?
Land snails need this type of environment to keep their bodies moist.
What is humid or damp?
These two upper tentacles have tiny eyes on the ends.
What are eyestalks?
This is considered snail's favorite color.
What is Red?
Fur Snail has declared this classic cat treat to be of the highest order.
What is Churu?
The slimy trail snails leave behind helps them do this more easily.
What is move or glide?
Many snails hide under these to stay cool during the day.
What are rocks or leaves?
True or False — all snails are attached to their shells on their backs for life.
True!
When stressed snails can produce a slime that does this?
What is glow?
Fur Snail has circles located on his stomach that are called what.
Snails belong to this animal group that also includes clams and octopuses.
What are mollusks?
This process allows snails to seal themselves off during dry periods.
What is estivation?
Snail shells grow by adding layers of this material.
What is calcium carbonate?
Snail patients that lose one of these can have the opportunity to grow it back. (not shell)
What is an eyestalk?
Fur Snail took a recent visit to the vet and achieved this regarding his weight.
What is a chonk chart?
This organ, unique to snails, is used like a tiny cheese grater to scrape food.
What is a radula?
This type of snail is often found in gardens and is considered invasive in the US.
What is a garden snail (Cornu aspersum)?
Snails breathe air through this opening on the side of their body.
What is the pneumostome or breathing pore?
Snails don’t have these, but they can still sense vibrations.
What are ears?
Fur Snail made love one time and it resulted in this number of daughters.
What is Three?
Most land snails are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both of these.
What are male and female reproductive organs?
Some snails can survive extreme cold by digging into the soil and creating a thick cap to close their shell.
What is hibernation?
This is the world’s largest land snail species.
What is the Giant African Land Snail?
Almost all snail shells spiral this direction.
What is to the right?
What is May?