Florida Apple Snail
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.
生息地: Freshwater lakes, ponds, and swamps in Florida.
外見
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.
界Animalia門Mollusca綱Gastropoda目Architaenioglossa科Ampullariidae属Pomacea
カテゴリ
Invertebrateレア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
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.
特殊能力
能力
Dual Respiration
Florida Apple Snails can breathe both underwater with a gill and air using a lung, allowing them to survive varying water conditions.
能力
Above-Water Nursery
This snail lays its bright pink egg clutches on emergent vegetation, keeping them safe from most aquatic predators.
能力
Protective Door
It has a hard operculum that completely seals its shell, providing protection from predators and preventing drying out during droughts.
サイズと詳細
- Shell Diameter
- 5 cm
- 寿命
- 2 年
- Clutch Size Eggs
- 500
食性と食事
These snails are plant-eaters, grazing on various aquatic vegetation and algae in their watery homes.
主な食物
- algae
- submerged aquatic plants
- decaying plant matter
- detritus
採餌方法
- Grazing
生態系とのつながり
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.
特徴
別名
Florida Snail
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
Florida Apple Snailのshell Diameterは何ですか？
5 cm
Florida Apple Snailの寿命は何ですか？
2 年
Florida Apple Snailは何を食べますか？
These snails are plant-eaters, grazing on various aquatic vegetation and algae in their watery homes.
Florida Apple Snailは通常どこに生息していますか？
Freshwater lakes, ponds, and swamps in Florida.
Florida Apple Snailはどのように狩りをしますか？
Grazing
Florida Apple Snailのclutch Size Eggsは何ですか？
500
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