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snails are a very important part of what
is called a food web a food web shows
how animals and plants are connected
together and how they rely on each other
for food
small animals eat plants and then those
small creatures are eaten by bigger
creatures
snails are called detritivores they eat
rotten leaves and help the soil by
recycling waste and keeping goodness in
the ground so that plants and crops can
grow
snails in turn provide food for animals
like hedgehogs or small birds
bigger animals like owls then eat the
small birds and hedgehogs and so the
food web continues
so without animals like snails there
wouldn't be enough food for animals like
hedgehogs or even owls they are all part
of a large food web all the animals in
the food web are very important even the
littlest snails as they all have a part
to play in keeping the earth working as
it should
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