5.04.2013

The snail that ate Florida?


An epic battle is raging in South Florida: man against snail.
The state is struggling to contain an invasion of the giant African land snail, a species that thrives in hot and wet tropical climates. These gooey and destructive mollusks grow up to 8.5 inches long, feast on 500 different types of plants and nibble on calcium-rich stucco, which they use to construct their cone-shaped shells. 
LATimes

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