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Rosy Wolfsnail aka Cannibal Snail

Euglandina roseaPhoto: Dylan Parker/Wikimedia Commons
Euglandina roseaPhoto: Dylan Parker/Wikimedia Commons

Not technically a bug, but close enough. This snail has a really cool conical pinkish shell, but sadly, it has to be eliminated—from some areas, at least. The rosy wolfsnail is originally from Southeastern states like Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, but it has spread to Hawaii and endangered native snails there. It’s called the “cannibal” snail because it will eat other rosy wolfsnails and their eggs. It will also devour other types of snails. It was introduced to Hawaii in the 1950s to help control the population of an African snail, but it has since pushed several Hawaiian snails into extinction. If you see one in Hawaii, please kill it.