Brown garden snail / Te ngata noho māra
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Pulmonata
- Whānau
- Family
- Helicidae
Te Rahi
- Ka tipu ngā anga kia 32 mm pea te whānui
Size range
- Shells up to 32 mm in diameter
Te Tītaringa
- I pūtakea mai i Ūropi, kei ngā tōpito katoa o Aotearoa.
Distribution
- Originally from Europe, widespread in New Zealand
Te Huringa Ora
- He oreore pō, he oreore anō i ngā rā ua.
- Ka pōturi tonu te haere, me te ū tonu ki tana ara hāwareware i te nuinga o te wā.
- He kaha tonu te rongo i te kakara, i te tāwara.
- Kai ai i te maha atu o ngā tipu o te māra.
Life history
- Active at night or during wet weather
- Slowmoving, using a slime trail
- Well–developed sense of smell/taste
- Eats many garden plants