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Lined treesnail

Mesembrinus multilineatus
Eats: PlantsSnails, slugs and wormsForests and woodsNo legsNot an insect, but a bug cousin

The lined treesnail is a land snail that likes to climb trees. Its shell is covered in lines, which gives it its name. It breathes air, just like we do.

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
Florida in the United States and Yucatán in Mexico, and brought to Guam
Top speed
about 0.03 km/h (0.02 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Wash your hands after holding one, like after touching any wild animal.
What does it eat?
Like other land snails, it scrapes up tiny bits of plant food with its rough tongue.
For real!Photo of Lined treesnail
Picture by Hobbes vs Boyle. CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

It is a medium-sized snail that lives on land and breathes air.

2

It lives in Florida in the United States and on the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico.

3

People also brought it to Guam, an island far away in the Pacific Ocean.

you asked

Most asked questions about Lined treesnail

?Where does the lined treesnail live?

In Florida, in Yucatán in Mexico, and on the island of Guam.

?Is the lined treesnail dangerous?

No. It is harmless. Just wash your hands after touching it.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Mesembrinus multilineatus
Group
Snails, slugs and worms
Family
Bulimulidae
Classification
Gastropoda > Stylommatophora > Bulimulidae
Lives on
North America, Australia and Oceania

Where the facts come from

  1. Mesembrinus multilineatus (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 Hobbes vs Boyle. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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