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Post by sezzy5889 on Dec 30, 2005 15:13:34 GMT
whats that organ called thats situated in the apex of the shell, it's not the reproductive organ, is it like the ovaries or something?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2005 16:18:43 GMT
gonad
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Post by sezzy5889 on Dec 30, 2005 16:21:24 GMT
yeah but what is it? sorry stupid day  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2005 16:34:26 GMT
whats that organ called thats situated in the apex of the shell, it's not the reproductive organ, is it like the ovaries or something? what are you on about? ovaries are reproductive organs. anyway its called the gonad, thats the organ at the top of the apex linked with reproduction... |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Dec 30, 2005 16:53:50 GMT
so it's ovaries?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2005 17:31:46 GMT
I think snail's ovaries and testes are mixed together...
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Post by eric2 on Jan 2, 2006 12:28:34 GMT
if a snail has lost its apex has it lost those organs aswell?
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Post by sezzy5889 on Jan 2, 2006 16:40:31 GMT
depends how much it's lost, the organs i think are situated more towards the 4 or 5th whorl so unless they've lost that much they should be ok
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Post by eric2 on Jan 3, 2006 14:41:52 GMT
it only has 3 whorls left and the third whorl is hollow and has a seal on the top of the second whorl
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Post by sophie on Jan 3, 2006 16:55:26 GMT
what about those snails... umm.... i cant remember their name, those spanish or brazil ones that anjie smuggled in a while ago. they break or their shell to keep more cool, or their shell is too heavy or soemthing. dosent this meen they cant reproduce then???
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2006 18:36:04 GMT
what about those snails... umm.... i cant remember their name, those spanish or brazil ones that anjie smuggled in a while ago. they break or their shell to keep more cool, or their shell is too heavy or soemthing. dosent this meen they cant reproduce then???Rumina decollata. i think the organs are under the bit that breaks off. its like sealed at the top. |
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