Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Snails collected in Ghana for food. Like almost all pulmonate gastropods, these snails are hermaphrodites, having male and female sex organs. Each snail lays up to 1200 eggs per year. Achatina achatina is an important source of animal protein for West African forest-dwelling ethnic groups, and there is potential for commercial farming. [8]
Lissachatina fulica is a species of large land snail that belongs in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae. [1] It is also known as the Giant African land snail. [2] It shares the common name "giant African snail" with other species of snails such as Achatina achatina and Archachatina marginata. This snail species has been ...
The giant West African snail or banana rasp snail (Archachatina marginata) is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. They can grow up to 20 centimetres (8 in) long, and live up to 10 years or more.
The Giant African Land Snail is one of the largest terrestrial gastropods.
The area is under a quarantine while Melon, the snail-sniffing Labrador, surveys the area for the invasive pest, which had been considered eradicated.
The Giant African Land Snail is one of the largest terrestrial gastropods. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 ...
Shell Morphology, Radula and Genital Structures of New Invasive Giant African Land Snail Species, Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822, Achatina albopicta E.A. Smith (1878) and Achatina reticulata Pfeiffer, 1845 (Gastropoda:Achatinidae) in Southwest Nigeria; Kevdavies Exotic Pets' Achatina reticulata care guide & history
Sales would quickly cease if even a single shipment included snails or their eggs. Remarkably, for giant African land snails, it doesn’t take two to tango: Because each individual has both male ...