Der Schneckenkanker hat kräftige, stark vergrößerte Chelizeren, mit denen er Schneckengehäuse aufbricht und die Schnecken herauszieht. Gehäuse- wie Nacktschnecken schneidet er in kleine Stücke, die er zerknetet und frißt.

Catch and consumption of nourishment in the central European daddy-long-legs Ischyropsalis hellwigi. First a young Cochlodine laminata whose oral armour is not fully developed is overpowered in that the shell is broken open with the chelicerae. Another specimen overpowers a small slug and dissects it with the chelicerae. The meaty parts are either led to the mouth with the chelicerae or taken from the kneaded balls of nourishment directly with the mouthparts.