Tree
Snail
Created
by :Rebecca S.
The tree snail has 50 different color
combinations.The colid shell is about 18 cm long The tree snail eats
lichen which is two kinds of plants fungus and algae.The tree snail
lays it's eggs on a tree branch. The tree snail feeds it babies ,but
then leaves them.Before it has its babies, it will estivate.The tree snail
lives near fresh water on trees of the hardwood hammock.During the
dry season the snails protect themselves by forming a cover
of mucus and lime across the opening of their shell .In The everglades
national park tree snails are protected by law.
Click on these websites to learn more about
the Tree snail
http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Gold/9440/liguus/lighompa.html
