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Wainuia urnula snail

A Wainuia urnula snail on a leaf.

Wainuia urnula snails are native carnivores. They eat earthworms, slurping them like spaghetti.

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Rights: Crown Copyright:  Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai 1979
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