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Rare New Zealand snail filmed laying egg via its neck for first time

Mount Augustus snail, among largest in world, can live for decades and eats slugs and earthwormsGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an emailA large rare carnivorous New Zealand snail has been filmed laying an egg from its neck for the first time, in a delightfully icky stroke of luck.The department of conservation, which has been managing a captive population of Powelliphanta augusta, or the Mount Augustus snail, for almost two decades, was undertaking a routine weight check when a small, white egg started emerging from a snail’s neck. Continue reading...


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