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Euglandina rosea
The biggest I have ever seen, the shell was very small for the size of it, I notice it had 6 horns/eyes? and a tail with an odd form.
The lips below the tentacles mainly provide the snail with chemical information on the ground it is currently crawling over. Some carnivorous snails, such as the rosy wolf snail (Euglandina rosea) find their prey, other terrestrial snails, by following their slime trail. They consequently have very large lips, almost appearing to be a third pair of tentacles.
Spotted on Oct 20, 2012
Submitted on Oct 25, 2012
11 Comments
Thank you for the ID, LivanEscudero, I appreciate it very much.
Thank you so much, LivanEscudero, I have never seen one as beautiful...I will check the links.
Just beautiful, by the way, love that first pic of the whole animal... anyhow, this looks like a Wolf Snail (don't know the exact species) Genus: Euglandina. So called because they hunt and eat other snails, and slugs. So this is a good one to have in the garden I suppose (as long as they are endemic).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euglandina
http://molluscs.at/gastropoda/terrestria...
Need ID on this gorgeous Slug/Snail..Any help would be appreciated.
Need help to ID this cute snail/slug?
Thank you, Billo-kun.
Awesome!!!!!! :o
Thank you, Not many people are interested in Slugs/Snails... : (
I'm sure there will be more comments on this beautiful spotting. Very nice series.
Thank you Jolly Ibanez, I was not expecting anyone to comment. : )
Very unusual potting. Nice.