‘It's remarkable': Snail caught on camera laying egg from its neck
HOKITIKA, NEW ZEALAND (WFLA)— A snail was caught on camera laying an egg from its neck, giving researchers a rare glimpse into the reproductive life of the gastropod, the New Zealand's Department of Conservation said.
Ranger Lisa Flanagan has been caring for a population of Powelliphanta augusta snails for the last 12 years and caught the moment the snail laid the egg through its neck.
'It's remarkable that in all the time we've spent caring for the snails, this is the first time we've seen one lay an egg. We caught the action when we were weighing the snail. We turned it over to be weighed and saw the egg just starting to emerge,' Flanagan said.
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Senior science advisor Kath Walker, with the DOC, said having a hard shell in which to retreat from predators and dry conditions is a great strategy for the snails.
Having a hard shell also brings problems, how to get sperm from your mate into your shell and any resultant eggs out, Walker announced.
'Powelliphanta have solved this by having an opening-a genital pore-on the right side of their body just below their head so that the snail only needs to peek out of its shell to do the business,' Walker said.
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