Andrew, Haplotrema concavum, another carnivorous snail, doesn't have any appendages similar to those of E. rosea. Aydin On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:15:32 -0500, Kay & Andrew <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Dear All: > >I was just looking at some photos of living Euglandina rosea by Jim Miller >in American Conchologist 29(4):31, and was wondering about the function of >the 3rd set of cephalic tentacles (the eyeless ones that look like a curled >mustach when retracted). Since most stylommatophorans are herbivourous and >have only 2 pairs of tentacles, does this pair help the molluscivourous >Euglandina locate prey? Do other carnivorous land snails, including those >that feed on prey other than snails, have similar adaptations? > >Yours, Andrew Vik > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs >To leave this list, click on the following web link: >http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 >Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and >click leave the list. >---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------