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Giant African Snail
a GIANT pest
Image acknowledgements:Pests and Diseases Image Library (PaDIL) http://www.padil.gov.auDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry www.daff.gov.au
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Giant African Snails
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what are they?
Giant African Snails are really big snails that come from Africa.
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what do they look like?
Giant African Snails look like other snails but they are really BIG.
Their shells can grow up to 20cm long – that is longer than your pencil.
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what do they eat?
Giant African Snails eat fruit, vegetables and plants.
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why are they a pest?
Giant African Snails eat lots of food because they are big.
They eat more food than the snails in your garden.
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why are they a pest?
Giant African Snails occur in plagues.
This means that there are lots and lots of snails eating crops.
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where is it found?
Giant African Snails can be found in lots of places but it isn’t in Australia.
We hope it never gets here.