Slugs and snails eat using a tongue-like structure called a radula. This conveyor belt of tiny ridges acts like a piece of sandpaper that the snail rolls over its food. ‘You might see a leaf that’s ...

The animals they eat are called prey. Snails eat leaves and hedgehogs eat snails. So, the hedgehog is the predator. It gets its energy from eating the snail. Predators eat other animals.

Snails aren’t too picky when it comes to their meals. They’ll eat pretty much whatever they can find, from plant matter to animal waste (and, in some cases, even other snails). Like learning ...

Most of the slugs and snails that eat your garden are not native. They live where they are unseen - in the fallen leaf litter, under mulch and around dark, damp places. At night, they munch on ...