2006-08-25 05:52:33 · 7 answers · asked by SmokeyJo 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Yes, they are very small at first but there. The fingernail analogy is right on the money.
2006-08-25 07:06:44 · answer #1 · answered by jaysimac 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, the answer is yes -- and no. It seems to depend on the species of the snail.
From Earth & Sky:
"In fact, because it's so important for developing land snails to stay moist, they grow inside protective eggs, which adult snails often lay in the soil. When they emerge from the ground, the young are tiny versions of adults -- complete with their own shells.
But picture a bucket filled with seashells, and you'll realize that marine snails are much more diverse than land snails. Some do release young larvae into the water without eggs or shells. The larvae might grow their shell later -- as they mature."
There you have it -- in a snail shell! Hope this helps.
2006-08-25 06:05:49 · answer #2 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are. Shells are like figernails. they are there from birth and grow with the snail
2006-08-25 05:58:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check this website out:
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Snails/
Clik on "Life History of the snail"
2006-08-25 06:37:07 · answer #4 · answered by STRETCH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it's pretty soft til they grow a little.
2006-08-25 06:14:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they are slugs first than they grow the shell later.
2006-08-25 05:59:44 · answer #6 · answered by Carmen 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no
2006-08-25 05:55:49 · answer #7 · answered by malfunction_r@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋