And that infestation hurts other wildlife : Endangered snail kites, a bird of prey, have a tougher time spotting tiny apple snails in the thick cattails'shadow.
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Additionally the imported snails ( like the native apple snail population, " Pila " ) were able to transfer a parasite called " Angiostrongylus cantonensis ".
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"Marisa cornuarietis " is one of about 120 species belonging to the Ampullariidae family, also known as the apple snail family ( and sometimes called Pilidae ).
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Unlike other decomposing animals, the apple snail have both gills and lungs, making it possible for them to thrive in anoxic waters where they recycle the nutrients.
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Grassy Waters has a large apple snail population, which means it has snail kites, which eat the apple snails and leave the shells as souvenirs for visitors.
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Grassy Waters has a large apple snail population, which means it has snail kites, which eat the apple snails and leave the shells as souvenirs for visitors.
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During monsoon the river water enters the sanctuary, which supports a wide variety of food for the birds, particularly for the Asian openbill, whose main diet is apple snail.
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The apple snail was released in Southeast Asia with the intent that it be used as a protein source, and subsequently to places like Hawaii to establish a food industry.
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Occasionally, the Florida apple snail ( " Pomacea paludosa " ) is found in the aquarium trade and these are often collected in the wild from ditches and ponds in Florida.
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The " giant ramshorn snail " ( " Marisa cornuarietis " ) although not always recognized as an apple snail due to its discoidal shape, is also a popular aquatic pet.
