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Excuse me: Why do snails climb out of the ground in wet weather? What kind of snail is it?

Agate snail

Agate snail

People in Taiwan Province province call it dewdrop snail, and in Guangdong area it is called East snail, vegetable snail or flower snail, which belongs to agate snail. Agate snails originated in Madagascar in East Africa and later spread all over the tropics. It is the largest snail in the world, so it is also called African snail. The shape of a snail is conical, and the surface of the snail shell is covered with a yellowish brown shell with dark brown patterns. Usually, the shell of an adult snail is about 6 ~ 8 cm long, 3 ~ 4 cm wide and weighs more than 50 grams. In West Africa, especially on the Gold Coast, people regard snails as the only animal, protein. Because this kind of snail tastes delicious and is welcomed by European and American bosses, it makes the African giant snail become the staple food snail in the world today. This kind of snail is a variety suitable for growing under natural conditions in China.

At present, the widely cultivated variety in China is called white snail, which is named after its white color. It belongs to mollusks, gastropods and terrestrial shellfish. Androgyny is the best of all the edible snails in the world. White jade snail is one of the unique animals in China. It has special value, special nutrition, special flavor and special uses. It has delicious meat, rich nutrition, high protein and low fat, and is rich in more than 20 kinds of amino acids. It is also the best tonic for astronauts and athletes.

It belongs to the variation variety of agate snail. Its uniqueness lies in the different muscle colors of the head, neck and feet, but it is no different from the brown cloud agate snail in appearance and living habits, and its breeding method is basically the same, except that the sanitary conditions are higher and its export economic value is higher.