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Brown-lipped Snail

Cepaea nemoralis

The Brown-lipped Snail is a small, friendly snail with a beautiful shell that has a brown lip. These snails love to munch on leaves and can be found in gardens and forests.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Brown-lipped Snail has a rounded shell, often yellow, pink, or brown, with up to five dark spiral bands. A key feature is the dark brown 'lip' on the inside edge of its shell opening, making it distinct from many other garden snails.

ReichAnimaliaStammMolluscaKlasseGastropodaOrdnungStylommatophoraFamilieHelicidaeGattungCepaea
Brown-lipped Snail
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Brown-lipped Snail

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Snails are hermaphrodites, meaning each snail has both boy and girl parts!

Some snails can live longer than your pet dog, up to 10 years!

Their eyes are on the tip of their longer tentacles, helping them see movement!

They have thousands of tiny 'teeth' on a special tongue called a radula!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Master of Disguise

Brown-lipped Snails can change their shell color and banding patterns because this helps them blend into different environments.

Fähigkeit

Slime Superhighway

The Brown-lipped Snail creates a slimy mucus trail that helps them glide over rough surfaces and reduces friction.

Fähigkeit

Self-Repair Shell

Brown-lipped Snails can repair small cracks in their shell because it helps protect their soft body from harm.

Fähigkeit

Long Napper

Brown-lipped Snails can seal themselves inside their shell for months to survive harsh weather conditions by forming a special lid.

Maße und Details

Größe
18-25 mm
Lebenserwartung
730-2920 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Snails are nature's recyclers, munching on decaying plants and algae to keep things tidy.

Hauptnahrung

  • Decaying leaves
  • Fungi
  • Algae
  • Nettles
  • Dandelions

Nahrungssuche

  • Grazing

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

A common bird predator.

eaten by

European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Enjoys eating snails at night.

hunts

Ground Beetle

Carabus nemoralis

Some beetles hunt these snails.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always wash your hands after touching snails, as they can carry germs.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Brown-lipped Snail?

18-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Brown-lipped Snail?

730-2920 Tage

Was frisst Brown-lipped Snail?

Snails are nature's recyclers, munching on decaying plants and algae to keep things tidy.

Wo findet man Brown-lipped Snail normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Brown-lipped Snail?

Grazing

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