A bit about Lissachatina fulica

It turns out that Lissachatina fulica, the snail species I always encounter in fields, gardens, and even roadsides, is an African animal. True to its name, African giant snail become the only land snail species I often encounter, mostly on areas with high humidity level and lush vegetation. When I was little, I remember I took one home and fed it fish pellets. Crunch, crunch...

The species is widespread, as I saw them in areas outside Jakarta's urban area - Bogor, Legian, Yogyakarta, etc. They are so abundant that apparently, I mistook a native species (Amphidromus sp.) as a 'leucitic' variant of African giant snail.

This large snail is voracious, as I fed some of them quite recently with fresh salads, and breed like crazy (lots of hatchlings in my garden that I had to control their population to prevent them eating seedlings). But I think regardless what species, land snails remain a mild threat to my garden.

Posted on July 15, 2020 11:37 AM by vagabond46