Apple Snail - Funnel feeding...

[smithrc]

I'd heard they did this but hadn't seen it until tonight...

they make a 'funnel' with their foot and suck the water out so food floats towards them... they then eat the food from the funnel!

Cool B)

 

[bpb21]

Try feeding your apple snail some spinach. The snail will take its foot and make it into a funnel around the spinach, to guide it toward it's mouth. I guess the foot turns into a hand at that point. Interesting creatures...