Feb 5, 2025
There are roughly 23 species of snails that are carnivorous. The meat-eating snail Powelliphantasnails will eat earthworms similar to spaghetti noodles sucked into their radula. They are also known to eat slugs! The largest species of this snail, the Powelliphanta superba prouseorum can be found in Kahruangi National Park and can measure up to 9 centimeters across! These snails are found in areas native to New Zealand. The genus was named after Dr A.W.B Powell, a former scientist at Auckland Museum who studied these snails during the 1930s and 1940s!
(https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/dead-heat/)
(https://www.cultofweird.com/nature/giant-snail-eats-earthworm/)
(https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/invertebrates/powelliphanta-snails/)