May 6, 2022

We are Ghost Bulimulus

Also called Bulimulus bonariensis and Land Snails

We are exotics from the West Indies

And most likely got here via the rails.

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/escambiaco/2021/05/05/edrr-invasive-species-of-the-month-bulimulus-sporadicus-obrigny-1835/

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