See Honolulu's Wicked Willey Video at:
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/african_land_snail.htm

Shell length:  8.07 inches (20.5 cm)
Fully extended length:  12.25 inches (31.1 cm)
Weight range:  1 lb.5oz to 1 lb. 8oz (598 to 704 g)

Avril Bourquin

URLS:
http://www.manandmollusc.net/
http://www.directory.manandmollusc.net/molluscs/

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From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Thomas Eichhorst
Sent: February 3, 2010 2:48 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Achatina fulica - anyone seen a giant?

But the image accompanying such a claim always shows the living animal
stretched out.  I'll bet the 8 inch mark is shell plus animal.

Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA (snowing outside, woodstove cranked up)

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From: "Andrew Grebneff" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 2:27 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: [CONCH-L] Achatina fulica - anyone seen a giant?

> On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Frederick W. Schueler <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>> Harry G. Lee wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Andrew, 230 mm???!!!
>>
>> * didn't Prof Huxley say something about taking a datum such as this
>> every morning before breakfast, in order to reorganize your mind?
>
>
> I have read more than once (not by rereading the same item) that max
> lemgth is 8-9".
>
> --
> Regards
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin
> New Zealand
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>
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