




pomacea maculata
The Island Apple Snail is a colorful creature that loves to float in fresh water! Its big, round shell can be a fun sight to see in ponds and swamps.
Hábitat: They live in freshwater environments like ponds, marshes, and swamps.
The Island Apple Snail has a large, rounded shell, typically olive to golden brown, often with darker spiral bands. Its most distinct feature is the bright pink, red, or orange egg clutches it lays above water.





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A hard 'trapdoor' lets them seal their shell completely shut!
Their eggs are famously bright pink and contain a special neurotoxin!
These snails are champion plant eaters, often clearing entire aquatic plant beds!
This snail can breathe both air and water using special gills and a lung!
Island Apple Snail can use a long breathing tube because this helps them get air from the surface while submerged.
Island Apple Snail has a hard operculum that helps them seal their shell, protecting them from drying out or predators.
Island Apple Snail lays vibrant pink eggs above water, which helps protect them from being eaten by aquatic creatures.
They eat many aquatic plants and algae, helping to keep waterways clear.
Diferencias por edad: Young snails eat mostly algae; adults prefer larger aquatic plants.
Rostrhamus sociabilis
A bird whose diet is mainly apple snails.
Typha latifolia
Consumes the leaves and stems of this aquatic plant.
Micropterus salmoides
Predatory fish that eats snails and their eggs.
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 describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.
Los filtradores obtienen nutrientes filtrando partículas de alimentos suspendidos y pequeños organismos del agua.
Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.
Los hábitats acuáticos abarcan entornos donde los organismos viven principalmente en el agua, incluidos océanos, ríos, lagos y humedales.
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10 cm
150 g
3 años
They eat many aquatic plants and algae, helping to keep waterways clear.
They live in freshwater environments like ponds, marshes, and swamps.
Grazing
1500
2 meses
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