




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.
生息地: Freshwater lakes, ponds, and swamps in Florida.
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.





カテゴリ
Invertebrateレア度
Common
危険度
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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.
Florida Apple Snails can breathe both underwater with a gill and air using a lung, allowing them to survive varying water conditions.
This snail lays its bright pink egg clutches on emergent vegetation, keeping them safe from most aquatic predators.
It has a hard operculum that completely seals its shell, providing protection from predators and preventing drying out during droughts.
These snails are plant-eaters, grazing on various aquatic vegetation and algae in their watery homes.
Rostrhamus sociabilis
A specialized bird that relies almost solely on these snails.
Alligator mississippiensis
A common predator in their wetland habitats.
Pseudemys nelsoni
Freshwater turtles sometimes consume snails.
Nymphaea odorata
Feeds on the leaves and stems of aquatic plants.
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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5 cm
2 年
These snails are plant-eaters, grazing on various aquatic vegetation and algae in their watery homes.
Freshwater lakes, ponds, and swamps in Florida.
Grazing
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