Did you know that a snail can sleep for 3 years?

Snails are well known as slowest creatures which have shells that they use to hide themselves when they notice danger. They are very popular insects probably because they are usually found at home environment especially in the gardens. Scientifically, snails are belonged to class gastropoda which includes snails and slags.

Did you know that snails can sleep for three years?

While human beings sleep for about 8 to 12 hours, snails can stay asleep in their shells for almost three (3) years straight, this process is known as torpor. Actually, this is not a sleeping for resting and refreshing the body as human beings and other creatures usually do, but to keep the moisture in their body when the weather is too hot. Snails needs moisture to survive, thus in hot season they hide their body in the shells to prevent their body's moist from drying out.

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