We sure have had fun exploring snails!

Snail BEHAVIOR

How do snails move? • What do snails do when you put them in a cup? • Do snails move up? Down? Sideways? • Can snails travel upside down? Backward? • How does it feel when a snail moves on your hand? • What does the snail do when you pick it up by the shell? • How can you tell where a snail has been? [It leaves a mucous trail.]

SNAIL STRUCTURES

• What does the shell look like? • Do snails have heads? Tails? • What do you see sticking out from the head? [Tentacles.] • How many tentacles do you see? [Four-two long and two short.] • What happens to the tentacles when you touch them gently? • Do snails have eyes? Ears? A nose? A mouth? • How do snails breathe? [On the underside of the snail close to the shell, there is a hole that opens and closes to let air in.] • Where is the foot of the snail? [The large surface on which the snail moves.] • How does the foot move? [Wavelike motions, visible when the snail moves on the surface of a cup.]