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A rare snail in New Zealand has laid an egg through its neck, and the stunning moment was captured on video. New Zealand's Department of Conservation said in a news release on May 7 that one of ...
In a remarkable conservation success, New Zealand scientists have recorded a Mount Augustus snail laying an egg for the first time in two decades. These giant carnivorous land snails, native to a ...
A tiny snail was recently named after painter Pablo Picasso. It’s one of many species named after celebrities or artists, but some researchers question whether species should be named after ...
What it eats: As an adult, it doesn't! All of the snail's nutrition is generated internally, by endosymbiotic bacteria — microbes that live in the snail's gut. The scaly-foot snail, or volcano ...
The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured for the first time, ...
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After years of patient care and quiet observation, conservation rangers in New Zealand have finally witnessed something extraordinary: a rare snail laying an egg from its neck. The moment ...
The 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT sheds 288 pounds with the Weissach pack, adding aero bits and stickier tires, but the extra drag reduces range by 7 miles. The Weissach car hits 60 mph in the same ...
After a dozen years dedicated to studying a rare species of carnivorous snail, Lisa Flanagan was thrilled to finally film the moment that, until recently, had been shrouded in mystery. Flanagan ...
Nor did PVC pipes. But sterilised palm fronds turned out to be the perfect aphrodisiac for a rare species of Norfolk Island snail thought to be extinct until five years ago. Fifteen specimens of ...
Their fossilised teeth – found at the Riversleigh World Heritage Area in north-western Queensland – indicate these long-extinct carnivorous marsupials were likely specialist snail eaters. Dr Churchill ...
Rangers witnessed a captive Powelliphanta augusta snail lay an egg from its neck, and they managed to catch it on video for the first time ever. New Zealand Department of Conservation A small ...