How do snails reproduce?

Snails can be said to be a large population, with more than 40000 species, belonging to invertebrate molluscs. So how do snails reproduce?

How do snails reproduce?

The snail is unisexual. Of course, different breeds reproduce differently, some are hermaphroditic, some are unisexual, but no matter which kind, even hermaphroditic also needs to interbreed before reproduction can be completed. After mating, fertilized eggs develop in vivo, mature snails will be discharged from the body, and an outer membrane will protect fertilized eggs until the young snails hatch.

2. Common types of edible snails

There are dozens of edible snails found at present, among which the following are the most common.

1. Red snail: Red snail is a very popular edible conch in the catering market. The snail meat is rich and fat. It is subdivided into red snail, horned snail, conch, glass snail, false hunting snail, etc. Basically, it is produced in all major sea areas of our country.

2. Flower snails: Flower snails are also known as Dongfeng snails and southern wind snails, because they are generally only distributed in the East China Sea and South China Sea, and their meat is relatively elastic and chewy.

3. Flat jade snail: including fragrant snail, navel snail, sea umbilicus, clam tiger, etc. This kind of snail absorbs sand and sticky paste. April and May of each year are the best seasons to eat flat jade snail.

4, cone snail: cone snail is very good to identify, the shape is thin and long, it is generally difficult to rely on the "pick" method to take out the complete screw meat, so "spicy fried" and then do not break the tail to eat is the best way to eat cone snail.

5. Rainbow snail: The meat of rainbow snail is relatively small, but the meat is very fresh and textured. Cook a pot and pick out the meat with toothpick to dip in sauce. It's not even better.

6, bitter snail: Many people do not like to eat this kind of screw, because the taste is slightly bitter, but those who love it love this strange taste.

7, ring snail: this screw price is relatively high, the meat is relatively fat, usually used in coastal areas to play the side furnace to eat.

8, chicken eye snail: looks more like a chicken eye, but only the size of a coin.

9. European snails: There is no such snail in our country. Its origin is mostly in Western Europe. Sauce fried snails are a very famous dish.

10. Sesame snail: This is more common in southern China and cheaper.

11. Field snail: Field snail belongs to common freshwater snail. Generally summer and autumn are high yield periods of field snail.