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		<title>The Apple Snail</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-apple-snail/" title="The Apple Snail" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/as1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="apple snail" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/as1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/as1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/as1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The apple snail is a large aquatic gastropod species that hails from South America, Central America, and southern United States. These gastropods are considered to be an invasive species as they reproduce quickly and consume large amounts of vegetation. In their natural locales, they face the threats of habitat loss [&#x2026;]</p>
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