Image of: Euglandina rosea (rosey wolfsnail)
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Euglandina rosea
, Tall Timbers, Florida.
Euglandina rosea's
natural distribution is the southeastern United States from South Carolina to Louisiana. It is an aggressive, voracious predator of land snails. It is shown here about to devour a young slug.
Euglandina rosea
was introduced against advice to the contrary into Hawaii by the Hawaiian Department of Agriculture, and into other areas as well (e.g., Tahiti, Samoa, Thailand) to control or eradicate the Giant African Snail,
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