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Apple Snail Eggs

Ampullariidae

Description:

This pink thing was on a water plant in a fresh water lake along the edge. I have not see this before or any others.

Habitat:

Several apple snail genera (Pomacea, Pila and Asolene/Pomella) deposit eggs above the waterline in calcareous clutches. This remarkable strategy of aquatic snails protects the eggs against predation by fish and other aquatic inhabitants. Another anti-predator adaptation in the apple snail genera Pomacea and Pila, is the tubular siphon, used to breathe air while submerged, reducing vulnerability to attacking birds. The apple snail's usual enemies are the birds Limpkin and Snail Kite.

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4 Comments

pennymomof2
pennymomof2 11 years ago

Thank you JDP! We have a lot of apple snails here.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

@JDP... I think you find it with Ampullariidae.

JDP
JDP 11 years ago

They look to be eggs of an apple snail from the family Ampullariidae.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampullariid...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Wow Penny you might spotted similar Organism like what I have spotted in India.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/140...

pennymomof2
Spotted by
pennymomof2

Florida, USA

Spotted on Sep 23, 2012
Submitted on Sep 23, 2012

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