Thursday, July 29, 2010

Liguus fasciatus mating in their natural habitat.

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Courtship and mating occur in the late summer or early fall. Three to four weeks later, the female burrows up to the length of her shell into the leaf litter of the hammock floor and lays up to 50 elliptical, pea-sized eggs. The young snails, called buttons, hatch at the beginning of the rainy season. Adults also emerge from aestivation at this time and the cycle begins anew.
fl.biology.usgs.gov/sofla/Tree_Snail/General_Biology/Life_History/life_history.html


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Hammock 38-Pilsbry

Liguus fasciatus forma Versicolor





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3 comments:

Fernando Santos (Chana) said...

Belo trabalho...Espectacular....
Um abraço

sebi_2569 said...

VERY NICE PHOTO;BRAVO

Sofia said...

Hola Juan!
Como siempre las fotos belissimas!!!
Estaba un poco afastada ma ahora retomo a los pocos...:)