Habitat

Various wetlands, scrub, low shade forests, grass swamps, wet meadows, near reservoirs. Often crawls on floating leaves of aquatic plants. Often found in nettles.

Diet

Eat plant leaves.

Important and interesting facts

The amber snail is a “transitional” mollusc from aquatic to terrestrial molluscs.

The shell of the amber snail is relatively fragile and translucent, ranging from amber-yellow to greenish-yellow, with indistinct growth bands. The body of the snail is usually dull yellow-brown, but dark grey specimens are also possible.

Activity is not dependent on the time of day: if it is wet, they can be active both day and night.

The lifespan of Succinea putris in laboratory conditions is 13 to 17 months.

Information sources: redzet.eu, latvijasdaba.lv, Wikipedia

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