Giant pond snail (SciiFii)

The giant pond snail (Lymnaea gigas) is a species of large, air-breathing, amphibious, freshwater snail that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, open woodlands, lakes, and rivers across North America to help boost biodiversity. The height of an adult shell of this species is about 137 mm in maximum dimension. The upper whorls are pointed, the last whorl is suddenly inflated, so that its diameter is more than a continuous increase of that of the upper whorls. The umbilicus is closed. Shells are brown in colour. The giant pond snails are herbivorous and feeds on a wide variety of aquatic vegetation, grasses, mosses, lichens, and small fallen fruits. Unlike most other members of its genus, the giant pond snail is capable of living on both land and in water. The giant pond snail is a simultaneously hermaphroditic species and can mate in the male and female role, but within one copulation only one sexual role is performed at a time. The giant pond snail perform more inseminations in larger groups and prefer to inseminate novel over familiar partners. Such higher motivation to copulate when a new partner is encountered is known as the Coolidge effect. The giant pond snail easily survives in polluted waters. The conservation status of the giant pond snail is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the giant pond snail's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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