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Snail: Kauri Snail, Whatipu
Bugs: Snail: Kauri Snail, Whatipu
The shell of a carnivorous land snail, Paryphanta busbyi or Pupu Rangi, this one about 35 mm across. They eat worms and other small invertebrates and can even climb trees.

October 2001