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quotes[1] = "Apple snails have a " + "<a href=anatomy/respiration.php#lung>" + "lung" + "</a>" + " (aerial respiration) and " + "<a href=anatomy/respiration.php#gills>" + "gills" + "</a>" + " (aquatic respiration)."
quotes[2] = "The apple snail " + "<a href=pomacea.htm>" + "<I>Pomacea maculata</I>" + "</a>" + " is the biggest known freshwater snail. <BR>This snail can grow over 15cm - 6 inch diameter."
quotes[3] = "Apple snails have " + "<a href=anatomy/reproduction.php>" + "separated sexes" + "</a>" + ", which means you need a male and female snail to get " + "<a href=care.php#breeding>" + "babies" + "</a>" + "."
quotes[4] = "Apple snails do sometimes leave the water. <BR>It's therefore adviced to use a coverplate on the aquarium. "
quotes[5] = "The " + "<a href=anatomy/shell.php#operculum>" + "shell door" + "</a>" + " (operculum) enables the apple snail to close its shell in order to protect itself against drought and " + "<a href=ecology.php#predators>" + "predators" + "</a>" + "."
quotes[6] = "Snails " + "<a href=anatomy/shell.php#growing>" + "enlarge" + "</a>" + " their shell by adding new shell material at the shell opening (aperture)."
quotes[7] = "Most apple snail species " + "<a href=ecology.php#depositing>" + "deposit their eggs" + "</a>" + " above the water line on emergent vegetation, rocks or any other hard object. "
quotes[8] = "Apple snails have a remarkable capability to repair their body; they can even regenerate a lost " + "<a href=anatomy/senses.php#eye>" + "eye" + "</a>" + "."
quotes[9] = "Apple snails are known to predate on other snail species.<BR> This makes them a good " + "<a href=various/bio-agent.htm>" + "biological control agent" + "</a>" + " against other snails."
quotes[10] = "One of the most characteristic features of apple snails is the tube like organ (" + "<a href=anatomy/respiration.php#siphon>" + "siphon" + "</a>" + ") used to breathe while staying submerged."
quotes[11] = "Some apple snail species of the " + "<a href=pila.htm>" + "<I>Pila</I>" + "</a>" + " genus can survive over two years in dry mud. During this aestivation their metabolism is mainly anaerobic. "
quotes[12] = "The pigments that make up the colour of the " + "<a href=anatomy/shell.php#structure>" + "shell" + "</a>" + " are embedded in the thin organic " + "<a href=anatomy/shell.php#structure>" + "outher layer" + "</a>" + "."
quotes[13] = "Apple snails have a specialized organ to 'smell' chemical substances: the " + "<a href=anatomy/senses.php#osphradia>" + "osphradium" + "</a>" + ". This small organ is situated near the lung opening. "
quotes[14] = "Apple snails are considered a delicacy in many countries, but because of parasites it's strongly adviced to <STRONG>cook them thorougly</STRONG> before " + "<a href=various/eating_snails.htm>" + "eating them" + "</a>" + "."
quotes[15] = "The <STRONG>Ivory snail</STRONG> is a common colour variation of " + "<a href=species/pomacea_bridgesi.htm>" + "<I>Pomacea bridgesi</I>" + "</a>" + ". <BR>This cultivated variety lacks the usual brown and yellow pigments of the " + "<a href=anatomy/shell.php>" + "shell" + "</a>" + "."
quotes[16] = "<STRONG>Ampullaria</STRONG> is the old and incorrect name for apple snails used in the aquarium trade. <BR>It is advised to use the correct " + "<a href=species_genera.htm>" + "names" + "</a>" + ". <BR>In practise this means that one should replace Ampullaria spec. with " + "<a href=pomacea.htm>" + "<I>Pomacea</I>" + "</a>" + " spec."
quotes[17] = "The native people of the Amazon Forest used the shell of the large " + "<a href=pomacea.htm>" + "<I>Pomacea maculata</I>" + "</a>" + " to collect rubber from the rubbertree."
quotes[18] = "The architecture of " + "<a href=various/keong_emas.htm>"+ "the Keong Emas Theather" + "</a>" + " in Jakarta, Indonesia is based on the golden apple snail."
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