Banded Caracol (Caracolus marginella)The Banded Caracol is a medium-sized snail from Puerto Rico (&a
Banded Caracol (Caracolus marginella)The Banded Caracol is a medium-sized snail from Puerto Rico (‘caracol’ means snail in Spanish). Interestingly, a small population of Banded Caracols have established themselves in the Miami area in Florida. How they made it from Puerto Rico to Florida remains unclear. One theory states that some were attached to pieces of trees that were ripped out of the ground and blown across the ocean via hurricane winds. Whether or not this is actually possibly is disputed. These snails are tree snails and their diet is believed to consist primarily of the fungi that grow on the trees they live. Although the Florida population is nonnative, they aren’t considered to be invasive since they appear to be causing no negative side effects to the environment.Etsy | DeviantArt | Instagram -- source link
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