Island Apple Snail
Island Apple Snail
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.
生息地: They live in freshwater environments like ponds, marshes, and swamps.
外見
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.
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
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!
特殊能力
能力
Snorkel Breath
Island Apple Snail can use a long breathing tube because this helps them get air from the surface while submerged.
能力
Shell Door Shield
Island Apple Snail has a hard operculum that helps them seal their shell, protecting them from drying out or predators.
能力
Pink Poison Eggs
Island Apple Snail lays vibrant pink eggs above water, which helps protect them from being eaten by aquatic creatures.
サイズと詳細
- Shell Diameter
- 10 cm
- 体重
- 150 g
- 寿命
- 3 年
- Clutch Size Eggs
- 1500
- Growth Rate Cm Per
- 2 ヶ月
食性と食事
They eat many aquatic plants and algae, helping to keep waterways clear.
年齢による違い: Young snails eat mostly algae; adults prefer larger aquatic plants.
主な食物
- Aquatic macrophytes
- Algae
- Detritus
- Submerged vegetation
採餌方法
- Grazing
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
A bird whose diet is mainly apple snails.
eats
Broadleaf Cattail
Typha latifolia
Consumes the leaves and stems of this aquatic plant.
eaten by
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Predatory fish that eats snails and their eggs.
特徴
別名
Apple SnailGiant Apple SnailPomacea 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
Island Apple Snailのshell Diameterは何ですか？
10 cm
Island Apple Snailの体重は何ですか？
150 g
Island Apple Snailの寿命は何ですか？
3 年
Island Apple Snailは何を食べますか？
They eat many aquatic plants and algae, helping to keep waterways clear.
Island Apple Snailは通常どこに生息していますか？
They live in freshwater environments like ponds, marshes, and swamps.
Island Apple Snailはどのように狩りをしますか？
Grazing
Island Apple Snailのclutch Size Eggsは何ですか？
1500
Island Apple Snailのgrowth Rate Cm Perは何ですか？
2 ヶ月
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