Euglandina rosea (Férussac, 1821) Feeding - Page Two

    During the evening of 5/31/2007 three Euglandina rosea were taken into temporary custody for the purpose of a photo shoot the next morning. Subsequently the next day, the three eager specimens were released and placed on a tree stump to complete the assignment.  During this operation one of the three encountered a specimen of the exotic snail Bradybaena similaris (Férussac, 1821) [below top row, left) - the preferred food source of local Euglandina. The Bradybaena appeared to recognized its peril and attempted an escape (below, top row, right). The Euglandina appeared ready to administer the coup de grâce [bottom row, left] but apparently decided that a hasty escape was more important than an impromptu meal [bottom row, right].