Scientific name: Achatina fulica
Country: Kenya, Tanzania, introduced to many more countries worldwide
Continent: Africa
Diet: Leaves – folivore, herbs – forbivore
Food & feeding: Herbivore
Habitats: Tropical grassland, tropical dry forest, urban
Conservation status: Not Threatened
Relatives: Partula snail
Description: A snail that lives in a large shiny conical shell with darker bands running across the spiral. They are usually around 7 cm in size, but can reach 20 cm. They move along on a single foot, driven by waves of muscle contraction in the sole of the foot. A gland at the front of the foot produces slime for the foot to slide over. Teeth are carried on a flexible strap in the mouth, called a radula that is used like a file, grinding away at the plants they feed on.
Lifestyle: These snails are active mainly at night. During the day, they shelter from the tropical sun under stones or leaves. Those that do not find shelter before sunrise overheat and die. Their dried out empty shells are a common sight on lawns in tropical Africa.
Family & friends: These snails are hermaphrodite which means each one carries both eggs and sperm, but they need to mate with each other to fertilise their eggs.
Growing up: Up to 200 eggs are laid in damp places five or six times a year. About 90% of these eggs hatch. Adult size is reached in just 4 months. This species can reproduce very quickly.
This species has been nominated as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive species! However, they are useful as they are harvested for food.
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All about snails :
There are many species, or kinds, of snail. Land snails can be found in almost every kind
of habitat, including deserts, mountains, wetlands, forests and gardens.
The biggest land snail is the Giant African snail, which can grow up to 30 cm in length.
The biggest freshwater snail is the Giant Apple snail, which can grow to 15cm in length and
600g in weight. The biggest of all snails is an Australian sea snail that can grow to a
length of over 77 cm and a weight of 18 kg.
Snail Body:
Inside a snail’s body there is a muscle called a foot, and this propels the snail.
The snail’s body is kept moist by mucus, and that helps the snail to glide along as
the foot ripples. The mucus that the snail produces helps its movement and reduces the
risk of injury from sharp objects. When snails pull their bodies into their shells, they
can close a door-like part of the shell called an operculum.
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