Anyone know what bores holes in Astrea snails?

[karazy]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Then sucks out half the snail leaving the rest to rot and smell terrible upon extraction from the water? I thought skimmate was one of the worst smells but this is truly ungodly

Each shell has a few holes in it, some below the "trapdoor" of the snail (or where it would be) and then one farther up. I've counted 3 shells so far.

not sure what it is, but i can cross mantis off your list if there's multiple holes in each shell (mantis shrimp have a special sensory system letting them hit the exact same spot every time)