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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neck
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, the country's conservation agency said Wednesday.
The Independent
07-05-2025
- Science
- The Independent
Mystery solved as huge carnivorous snail filmed laying an egg from its neck
The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were shrouded in mystery - until now. New shocking footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been filmed for the first time. What looks like a tiny hen's egg is seen emerging from an opening below the head of the Powelliphanta augusta snail. The video was taken at a facility on the South Island 's West Coast. Powelliphanta augusta are hermaphrodites, which explains how the creatures can reproduce when encased in a hard shell. The invertebrate uses a genital pore on the right side of its body to simultaneously exchange sperm with another snail. The egg can take more than a year to hatch.
Washington Post
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
A rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neck
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 captured for the first time, the country's conservation agency said Wednesday.
