English: Lissachatina immaculata is a species of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae Swainson, 1840. "Immaculata" means " immaculate". It was implied that a snail, like a hermaphrodite, did not need such a dirty thing as sex to reproduce. But modern research shows that offspring from sexual intercourse between different individuals are more viable than offspring from one individual. During sexual intercourse, the role of the female is played by a larger snail. At the same sizes mutual insemination is possible. This species occurs in Southeastern Africa. Young individual eat fresh vegetables, fruits, greens, Older individual prefer rotten food. Snails are a source of lean meat, in addition, are used for peeling in cosmetology. People spread, accidentally and on purpose, snails of the genus Lissachatina in all tropics and subtropics. In some places, achatinas have become agricultural pests, especially on sugar cane plantations. On the territory of Ukraine, natural conditions are unfavorable for African snails to live in nature. They are kept as pets, bred for cosmetic purposes and for meat.

English: Lissachatina immaculata is a species of very large, air-breathing land snail