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Achatina fulica
As they develop rapidly and produce large numbers of offspring, this mollusc is now listed as one of the top 100 invasive species in the world. It is a voracious feeder, and recognized as a serious pest organism affecting agriculture, natural ecosystems, and human health and commerce
Spotted on Feb 2, 2012
Submitted on Feb 3, 2012
5 Comments
don't know which year but they were in my garden as far as i can remember!
Thank you so much.I did not know that Greater Coucal ate them. That's a good news. Do you know when these snails started appearing first in Dampelessa, around which year?
done !!
they are bit common here,
well known predator of this snail is the Greater Coucal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Cou...
Hi NuwanChathuranga, It would be really great if you could add this spotting to this mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1426.... I did not know that these invaders were there in Srilanka. Are there a lot of them or are they rare?
The entire genus has been banned in the United States by the Dept. of Agriculture. The underground trafficking of these snails has caused the USDA to perform undercover sting operations to stop sales of them. Zoos and aquariums can't even get them on their USDA permits.