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Striate wolfsnail

Euglandina singleyana
Eats: Other bugs and small animalsSnails, slugs and wormsForests and woodsNo legsNot an insect, but a bug cousin

The striate wolfsnail is a golden-tan land snail from Texas. Most snails munch leaves, but this one is a hunter. It sniffs out its prey with very sensitive feelers.

Fun fact: this one is not an insect at all, it has no legs! But kids find it on every bug hunt, so it lives in Bug Wiki too.
Lives in
West Texas in the USA, on prairies and in forests under dead wood
Top speed
about 0.03 km/h (0.02 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless to people. It only hunts small creatures like other snails.
What does it eat?
It hunts other small animals, mostly other snails, with its special hunting mouth.
For real!Photo of Striate wolfsnail
Picture by iNaturalist user: seekingtrees. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

It has a specially shaped mouth that helps it catch and eat its prey.

2

It finds food by smell, using very sensitive chemical sensors.

3

It hunts the same way as its bigger cousin, the rosy wolfsnail.

4

It likes to hide under dead wood on the ground.

you asked

Most asked questions about Striate wolfsnail

?What does the striate wolfsnail eat?

It is a hunter that eats other small animals, mostly other snails.

?Where does the striate wolfsnail live?

In West Texas, on prairies and in forests, often under dead wood.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Euglandina singleyana
Group
Snails, slugs and worms
Family
Spiraxidae
Classification
Gastropoda > Stylommatophora > Spiraxidae
Lives on
North America
Also known as
Striate glandina

Where the facts come from

  1. Euglandina singleyana (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by iNaturalist user: seekingtrees. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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