Some photographs
(of pomacea canaliculata) (*1)
Fresh eggs old eggs
Fresh laid snail-eggs.
Note that the Apple Snail lays its eggs above the waterline.		 3 week old eggs.
The young snails hatch on about 6 weeks (*2) and immediately head for the water.
Snail Snail
Snail gathering food from the surface. Young snail gathering food from the surface.
Snail from above Snail from undersite
Snail shell and operculum. Snail shell and operculum.
More pictures to come...

 

Note 1, 2003: The images here are actually Pomacea diffusa snails insted of Pomacea canaliculata snails.
Note 2: The eggs take 2-4 weeks to hatch, depends on the temperature.

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