The real monster

It is surely surprising, at that time we have such huge monster of apple snails !! the sample was taken several decades ago somewhere in Jawa. This is just a specmen at LIPI in Bogor, Indonesia. Well, going to rice paddy, then you suddenly saw this.

You were there with your girl or boy friend to have a lunch in a rice paddy. OK, you are now high school student, in the weekend, well it is Sunday. Because you are country boy or girl living in a small, but beautiful village, which is famous for the big, very big radish production.

Your parents are also farmer, and you will be in near future. Dog, looks pretty odd, always barks to a guest to your family, but it is already fully grown and possibly too late for training. That is you, and now you have a dating with your special mate, waking to the rice paddy.

Paddy is just after transplanting, so that many snails come out from the ground to start their reproduction. You two keep smiling because the walk is so good, weather is good, it is real spring, beautiful day, really.

Then, suddenly, you saw the monster, behind your mate, coming to you, and you mate does not realize it. In this situation, how you do…? (BTW, thi s specis below is not invasive, but native. It is different in many character from the invasive golden apple snails)