Florida Apple Snail
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Florida Apple Snail
pomacea paludosa
The Florida Apple Snail is a big, colorful snail that loves to glide through the water! Kids can spot them in swamps and ponds as they munch on aquatic plants.
Hábitat: Freshwater lakes, ponds, and swamps in Florida.
Aspecto
The Florida Apple Snail has a large, globular, spiral shell, typically olive-green to yellow-brown, often with darker bands. Its shell opening is wide and rounded, sealed by a horny lid called an operculum. Unlike many pond snails, its shell coils to the right.
ReinoAnimaliaFiloMolluscaClaseGastropodaOrdenArchitaenioglossaFamiliaAmpullariidaeGéneroPomacea
Categoría
InvertebrateRareza
Common
Peligro
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Datos interesantes
Florida Apple Snails are a favorite snack for the endangered Snail Kite, a bird with a hooked beak!
Their bright pink eggs, laid above water, are actually toxic to many predators!
These snails can "hibernate" buried in mud for months during dry seasons to survive.
They use a special tongue covered in tiny, sharp teeth, called a radula, to scrape up food.
Habilidades especiales
Habilidad
Dual Respiration
Florida Apple Snails can breathe both underwater with a gill and air using a lung, allowing them to survive varying water conditions.
Habilidad
Above-Water Nursery
This snail lays its bright pink egg clutches on emergent vegetation, keeping them safe from most aquatic predators.
Habilidad
Protective Door
It has a hard operculum that completely seals its shell, providing protection from predators and preventing drying out during droughts.
Medidas y detalles
- Shell Diameter
- 5 cm
- Esperanza de vida
- 2 años
- Clutch Size Eggs
- 500
Dieta y alimentación
These snails are plant-eaters, grazing on various aquatic vegetation and algae in their watery homes.
Alimentos principales
- algae
- submerged aquatic plants
- decaying plant matter
- detritus
Método de búsqueda
- Grazing
Conexiones ecológicas
eaten by
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
A specialized bird that relies almost solely on these snails.
eaten by
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
A common predator in their wetland habitats.
eaten by
Florida Redbelly Cooter
Pseudemys nelsoni
Freshwater turtles sometimes consume snails.
eats
Fragrant Water Lily
Nymphaea odorata
Feeds on the leaves and stems of aquatic plants.
Rasgos
Solitario
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
Colorido
Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.
Herbívoro
Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.
Diurno
Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.
Acuático
Los hábitats acuáticos abarcan entornos donde los organismos viven principalmente en el agua, incluidos océanos, ríos, lagos y humedales.
También conocido como
Florida Snail
Colecciones
Seguridad
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Preguntas frecuentes
¿Cuál es el shell Diameter de Florida Apple Snail?
5 cm
¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Florida Apple Snail?
2 años
¿Qué come Florida Apple Snail?
These snails are plant-eaters, grazing on various aquatic vegetation and algae in their watery homes.
¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Florida Apple Snail?
Freshwater lakes, ponds, and swamps in Florida.
¿Cómo caza Florida Apple Snail?
Grazing
¿Cuál es el clutch Size Eggs de Florida Apple Snail?
500
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