Search criteria

Snails and slugs


by Paddy Ryan

New Zealand has an estimated 1,400 native species of slugs and snails – many of them endangered. Native slugs are patterned to look like a leaf. The largest snails, Powelliphanta species, can grow up to 10 centimetres across, and have beautiful coloured shells.

Continue...

Main image: Native slug

Native slug


View Te Ara in