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A new study led by researchers at Sun Yat-sen University has mapped the current and future potential distribution of Physella acuta, an invasive freshwater snail threatening China’s ecosystems ...
A new study led by researchers at Sun Yat-sen University has mapped the current and future potential distribution of Physella acuta, an invasive freshwater snail threatening China's ecosystems, public ...
The Powelliphanta augusta snail was undergoing a routine weight check when an egg appeared from its neck Lisa Flanagan/New Zealand Department of Conservation via AP A rare New Zealand snail had ...
Wellington, New Zealand — 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 ...
The long-lived snails can grow to the size of a golf ball, their eggs can take more than a year to hatch. A rare New Zealand snail has been filmed for the first time squeezing an egg from its neck ...
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 ...
The miracle of life can be majestic at times. Other times, it’s an incredibly rare snail in New Zealand having kids out of its neck hole. In a first, officials at New Zealand’s Department of ...
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 ...
A rare New Zealand snail has been filmed for the first time squeezing an egg from its neck, delighting scientists trying to save the critically endangered meat-eating mollusk. Threatened by coal ...
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. New Zealand is no stranger to unique flora and fauna, and that includes the land snail Powelliphanta augusta. These rare ...
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, ...
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 ...