Cipangopaludina chinensis malleatus was FOUNDI am happy about the experiment because we are out of the classroom. What I heard at the pond was planes, trucks, road, and also that we are in a graveyard. I am surprised to see a wooden post, crane, pipe, dirty bottom, and ducks at the pond. What were some problems for me? I was cold so it was hard to write. It was a big pond with some ducks, a large dead tree, very wooded all around. Water level was not very high. The bottom of the pond was very mucky and was easy to get stuck. We did not find life at all, We did find a shell that was empty and was a Chinese Mystery Snail.
We think we found a Chinese mystery snail because they were much larger than the regular, fresh water, snails that were found. You can see in this photo that the whorls are are very round. The color of the snail is green olive and does not have any color bands. There are some ridges in the shell.
You can see in the photo that one of the shells is 5cm long from the tip to the base, and one is 3.5cm long. Maine's native snails are typically 1-2 cm long.
We found a Chinese mystery snail in the type of habitat that they like the best. The water in Baxter is very still with no movement. The bottom was very muddy. Chinese mystery snail likes to bury themselves in mud.
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Nice Find.
This species is primarily an algae eater, and as a result are very popular in aquariums because they do not eat fish eggs or plants, they do not overpopulate aquariums, and they close up if there is a water problem, giving people an indication that something is wrong a few weeks before their fish begin to die. Its popularity as an aquarium animal has unfortunately led to the accidental introduction (via aquarium dumping) of this snail in many areas where it has become a problematic invasive species. Keep up the good work.
Hi IndNewtonGreen, I was
Hi IndNewtonGreen,
I was really impressed with all the evidence you had to support your reasonings. The pictures are good and the information is very detailed and interesting.
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the forestgumpers ♥
Nice
I like the pictures of the snail. It must have been hard to dig deep down into the mud and find it!
thanks
Thanks
Hi IndNewtonGreen, You did a
Hi IndNewtonGreen,
You did a very good job with your information put together. I was very interested in you information and pictures. Your pictures were very good also.
The BumbleBee Team
Is that Bad?
Is it good if it is the Chinese mystery snail or not? What I mean is, is the Chinese mystery snail invasive as the name suggests, or is it harmless?