Slugs & Snails

Science: Year 3 & 4 National Curriculum, topic 6.3.4

Slugs and Snails

Slugs and snails are invertebrates. Remember, invertebrates are animals without backbones. Let's look at some features of slugs and snails.

Slugs & snails move on a foot

Slugs & snails move on a foot

  • Slugs and snails do NOT have legs.
  • Slugs and snails move on one muscular foot.
One main body part

One main body part

  • Slugs and snails have 1 main part to their body.
Snails

Snails

  • Snails have a protective shell.
Slugs

Slugs

  • Slugs do NOT have a protective shell.

Test yourself on Slugs & Snails

  • How many feet do slugs have?

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