Just thought I'd see if anyone has that sort of information floating around in the "plethora of useless knowledge" category of their mind before I looked it up in an encyclopedia. Take it lightly...it's interesting to see if anyone knows.
2006-06-28 03:30:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Snails have a hard scraping tongue called the radula. It is adapted so the the snail can eat almost anything. Mostly they eat plant material. They scrape away the plant tissue using the radula and swallow the liquid like scrapings.
2006-06-28 05:15:35 · answer #1 · answered by ATP-Man 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
"Snails are found in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments. Most are of herbivorous nature, though a few land species and many marine species may be omnivores or carnivores."
Assuming your daughter has found a snail and is intending to keep it as a pet, I'd take my cue from what environment in came from. Generally, though, judging from what Wikipedia said above, if she found it in the back yard, you'd probably be pretty safe with a few leaves from the plant it came off of.
2006-06-28 03:58:27 · answer #2 · answered by tigerzntalons 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the snail.. if your talking about a freshwater snail in a fish tank.. then it eats algae and junk on the floor of the fishtank. If you mean a garden variety snail.. then it eats plants and leaves and stuff found in a garden.
Snails are related to slugs.. which eat the same thing in the garden. Hope this helps :)
2006-06-28 03:37:23 · answer #3 · answered by aero902000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The regular kind of snail that is found in people's yards and gardens eat vegetation and from my own personal experience, earthworms. I went outside one night and there, on top of a rock, was a snail eating an earthworm. I hope this helps.
2006-07-03 16:02:19 · answer #4 · answered by organic gardener 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what type of snails. Most snails eat organic matter. However some snails carnivores and eat soft flesh.
2006-06-28 03:38:48 · answer #5 · answered by Danielle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Helix aspersa, most common snail in northamerica the one you see in your garden is herbivorous.
Most garden species eat veggies.
Sea snails eat algae, but there are species in genus Conus that are extremely poisonous, they sting they prey (usually fish) and then eat them.
2006-06-28 10:30:40 · answer #6 · answered by pogonoforo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snails eat scum on the side of a fish tank.
2006-06-28 03:33:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I saw it on Animal Planet and they mostly eat vegetation, plants, stuff like that. Wow, so you can learn by watching TV!! Who knew?
2006-06-28 03:34:16 · answer #8 · answered by ddevilish_txnfml 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Organic matter that's in the soil like leaves and stuff like that.
2006-06-28 03:35:24 · answer #9 · answered by Guillermo S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plants. Whatever kind is avaliable where they live, really.
2006-06-28 03:33:42 · answer #10 · answered by evil_tiger_lily 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋