Tree Snail drinking from False Bird of Paradise Plant
by Richard Reeve
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Tree Snail drinking from False Bird of Paradise Plant
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Richard Reeve
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Tree Snail drinking from False Bird of Paradise Plant - Richard Reeve
This large spiral guy (or gal, as these snails are hermaphrodite) is having a quick drink form the beautiful false-bird-of-paradise plant in the rain forest in Puerto Rico. These mollusks are quite large (3-4 inches in diameter) and reach maturity at between 3-6 years old. The plants in Puerto Rico have many of these tree snails climbing on them so it does not appear that are heavily predated.
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Comments (4)
Marie Neder
Congrats on 2nd in the Snails and Slugs contest. THAT was an awesome contest. Your red searchng snail fits perfectly on this bloom or stock. Great fun!
Meg Shearer
Very cool shot Richard! Wonderful clarity and color and focus! l/f!
Richard Reeve replied:
Thank you, Meg. These snails are quite spectacular and there were hundreds of then in the Puerto Rico rain forest climbing all over the plants.
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