The Auk, Vol. 107, No. 2 (Apr., 1990), pp. 327-333 (7 pages) Although Snail Kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis) in Florida and Venezuela fed mostly on Pomacea snails, I documented three alternative foods.

A recent report from the LSU AgCenter regarding the apple snail (Pomacea maculata) sheds light on this foreign invasive species that is now negatively impacting two Louisiana food staples: crawfish ...

Simcheong threw herself into the Indangsu to awaken her father's eyes with three hundred seon of rice. If she had found the rice paddy first, she might not have had to sacrifice her life. Scientists ...

The feeding habits of the Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) were observed intermittently from 1967-1980 in Florida, USA. Approximately 97% of all observed foraging bouts were over marshes having ...

Apple snails have a remarkable ability to regenerate their eyes. The researchers see this discovery as a promising breakthrough that could pave the way for curing human eye diseases and restoring ...

GOLDEN apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata), a freshwater species native to South America, are best known in Southeast Asia as a major agricultural pest. Introduced to the Philippines in the 1980s to ...

Videos about a strange invasive species have been going viral online as people film themselves crushing the raspberry-like eggs. The videos have gained attention online thanks to the eggs' uncanny ...

KATY, Texas — An invasive and aggressive species of snail has popped up in the Tamarron community in Katy. They’re called channeled apple snails or Pomacea canaliculata. The Texas Invasive Species ...

Biologists from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have led a study to sequence and analyse the genomes of four apple snail species in the family Ampullariidae. The researchers discovered that the ...

Biologists have sequenced and analyzed the genomes of four apple snail species in the family Ampullariidae. The researchers discovered that the apple snails have evolved to become highly sensitive to ...

New research led by CABI and including the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) reveals that the invasive Apple Snail – which threatens rice crops – could spread further in Africa. A team ...