{"id":156797,"date":"2022-07-29T08:31:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T12:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=156797"},"modified":"2022-07-29T08:32:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T12:32:50","slug":"australian-zebra-snails-found-on-fort-james-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/australian-zebra-snails-found-on-fort-james-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Zebra Snails found on Fort James Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The snails found on Fort James beach are not the dreaded Giant African Snails.<\/p>

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An AUA student had called on the authorities to investigate what they believe is \u201ca breeding ground\u201d for snails on Fort James.\u00a0CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The student who contacted ANR said they were hoping that they are NOT the Giant African Snails.<\/p>

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Late Thursday afternoon a professor told ABN they may be Australian Zebra Snails.<\/p>

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More about Zebra Snails<\/h2>\n

The Zebra Snail, so named because of the black-and-white striped pattern often seen in this species, is extremely common and no two individuals are identical.<\/p>\n

Identification:\u00a0<\/strong>The Zebra Snail has a black-and-white striped pattern on the shell. Environmental conditions as well as diet affect the width and colouring of the stripes.<\/p>

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Habitat:\u00a0<\/strong>Zebra Snails live on intertidal rocky shores.<\/p>\n

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Distribution:\u00a0<\/strong>The Zebra snail is found in south-eastern Australia from Townsville in Queensland to Geraldton in Western Australia.<\/p>

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The snails found on Fort James beach are not the dreaded Giant African Snails. An AUA student had called on the authorities to investigate what they believe is \u201ca breeding ground\u201d for snails on Fort James.\u00a0CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. 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