A Kauri Snail NZ native

Hubby went out shooting while walking around spotted what he thought was a kauri shell , it wasn’t until he got home to find it to be alive .
Kauri snails are carnivorous and cannibalistic their diet consists of worms insects larvae and snails .

[katy]

Wow! What a fabulous close-up photo. He looks huge in the picture

[Dawn]

@grammyn The shell was approx 2”
Thanks for visit comment and fav much appreciated

[Yao RL]

This is very special.

[Danette Thompson]

Beautiful

[Dawn]

@yaorenliu Yes they are , thanking you

[Dawn]

@danette Thanking you

[Kathy]

A good shot of that pearlized shell. Coincidentally, the book for my book club in November is The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey.

[Dianne]

@randystreat that’s such a netbook to read.

[Dianne]

Neat photo - I hope you have some native bush nearby to release it into.

[bruni]

Quite the catch. wouldn't mind reading the book Kathy @randystreat mentioned.

[*lynn]

Nice lighting and details

[Dawn]

@randystreat Hi had just read prologue sounds great , Thanks for visit and comment
@dide yes sure do also Thanks for visit and kind comment

@bruni Thanking you
@lynnz Thanking you for visit and kind comment

[Diana]

What a beautiful shell, wonderful close up and light.

[Lyndie]

Wow, so lucky to find one of these. South Island?

[Dawn]

@ludwigsdiana Thanking you Diana

@lyndiejean Thanking you no I’m in the Far North

[Babs]

Gorgeous, must have given you quite a surprise to see it still alive

[Joan Robillard]

Lovely

[Beryl Lloyd]

Wat an amazing looking snail! thanks for the info. on this creature ! fav

[Peter Dulis]

lovely capture

[Dawn]

@onewing surely was , thanking you

@joansmor Thanking you

@beryl they are indeed you are welcome

@pdulis Thanking you

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely details in this.

[Dawn]

@mittens Thanking you

[Kathy]

@dide @bruni @Dawn I haven't started the book yet, it's on hold, but the person in our group who recommended it is a voracious reader (> than 1 book per day!) and usually suggests interesting titles.

[Louise & Ken]

That's both stunning and startling! Seems this would be a welcome snail to keep down a smaller and more destructive population!

[Dawn]

@Weezilou yes agree thanks for visit comment and fav much appreciated