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Wainuia urnula snail

Wainuia urnula snails are native carnivores. They eat earthworms, slurping them like spaghetti.

Rights: Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai 1979

Published: 12 June 2012Size: 65.37 KB

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