THIS animal is known as a slow moving animal. Snail is a small mollusc with a soft and wet body covered with spiral shaped shells. Snails have bizarre sleeping habits. Normally, snails sleep twice as much as human beings. They do this by
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ]falling in and out of sleep seven times within 15 hours. After this, they remain active for 30 hours straight. So, unlike humans and most other animals that sleep within 24 hours. A snail’s sleep pattern is spread out over 2-3 days. In extreme environments, snails can sleep for up to 3years.
Snails need moisture to survive. That’s why they live in damp and moist places. Moisture is necessary to produce the mucus they use to slide over surfaces. Snails go into a deep sleep, when the right levels of moisture is lacking. It has been reported that depending on geography, snails can shift into hibernation during winter, or estivation during summer sleep. During this time, the snails will secrete mucus over their bodies to protect themselves from the dry, hot weather. As glamorous as it may sound, snails don’t always sleep for three years in their own mucus. [/ihc-hide-content]
