Gold Colored Pomacea paludosa From The Lake

    During a visit to the lake on 10/31/2006 it was discovered that a significant mortality event had recently occurred and thus the shoreline of the lake, as well as the adjacent shallow water, was littered with a significant number of dead and dying Pomacea. Included among this readily available assembly of specimens was a gold colored specimen (pictured below with a specimen of normal coloration). Despite the examination of a large number of Pomacea paludosa over the years, this is the first specimen found by this reporter that deviated from the species normal coloration.

Gold Colored Pomacea paludosa From The Lake

Gold Colored Pomacea paludosa From The Lake