marcy
Hatchling Snail
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Post by marcy on Nov 18, 2005 15:00:20 GMT
Saw this in a post, wondered what it is, thanks in advance Marcy
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Post by SnailTrail on Nov 18, 2005 16:29:55 GMT
Hi Marcy,
An operculum is the brownish "door" that a snail will use to shut itself in it's shell. When the snail opens it will rest it's shell on the operculum as it slithers along.
Hope this helped. Janet
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marcy
Hatchling Snail
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Post by marcy on Nov 19, 2005 6:53:58 GMT
Thank You!
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Post by Darren Willis on Nov 20, 2005 2:10:54 GMT
Couldn't have explained it better , I'll just .... ummm ... go make a cup of tea lol.
Daz
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Post by SnailTrail on Nov 20, 2005 12:45:20 GMT
Lol sorry Daz.....good to see you posting again....Hi to Linda. ;D Hope you guys and your snailies are doing good.
Janet
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