Table 5.

Invertebrates parts used and reasons

Animal	Part used	Use and use method	Reason(s)
Snails Achatina sp.;	Shell1,2,3	- Formerly used a drinking cup	Drinking cups did not exist before
		- Musical instrument	Produces a particular unique sound
		- Decoration	Traditional inherited practice
		- Treats waist problems: grind and mix with leaves of Ageratum cornisoides and apply on cuts made on the body with a razor blade	Medicinal
		- Key holders	Inherited traditional practice
	Sticky/slippery liquid from the body	- Eases birth (reduces labour pains): mix with water and purge by pregnant women	Believed to make the foetus slide out easily
Crabs Emerita sp.;/Blepharipoda sp.;	Carapace1	- Treats eczema: burn and mix the ash with Tsinabup leaves and apply on the skin	Medicinal
	Chest1	- Prevents children from watering the bed at night: consume by children	Medicinal

Note: ¹Animals with food, medicinal and sales values.

²Ethnomusical animals and parts used as trophy.

³Animals used in decoration and jewelry making.

⁴Magico-religious and multipurpose animals.