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Dimensions2450 x 1750
Original file size2.36 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken10-Nov-13 11:59
Date modified10-Nov-13 18:02
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS 7D
Focal length400 mm
Max lens aperturef/5.7
Exposure1/500 at f/6.3
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias-1/3 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Shutter priority
ISO speedISO 100
Metering modeCenter-weighted average
_MG_1309 Rosy wolf snail, Euglandina rosea

_MG_1309 Rosy wolf snail, Euglandina rosea

I think I lucked out on the ID of this guy! I happened upon a photo of the Wolf Snail at U of F.

Predatory snails such as the rosy wolf snail, Euglandina rosea (Férussac, 1821), will attack slugs, and may account, in part, for the relatively low slug densities in Florida.

Euglandina rosea prefers snails to slugs, but will attack and consume small slugs in the absence of snail prey. Euglandina rosea is native to the southeastern USA, and is quite common in woodlands and gardens in Florida.

It has been relocated to other parts of the world, including Hawaii, India and many islands in the Pacific region, in an attempt to control invasive snails such as giant African land snail, Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821).

It has been used to provide partial control of giant African snail, but it has been quite disruptive to native snail populations, so its use is discouraged outside its natural range (Barker 2004).

Euglandina rosea, a common predator of snails and slugs in Florida.

Here's a link to the entire article;

http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/gastro/slugs_of_florida.htm

Here's the rest of the story of snails

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/malacology/fl-snail/snails1.htm