When faced with danger, some snail species can retract into their shells, sealing the opening with a specialized membrane called an operculum. The mucus they produce for movement also plays a dual ...

Their diet consists primarily of snails, worms, and other small invertebrates they ... Unlike their shark cousins, chimaeras have a single gill opening covered by an operculum on each side, giving ...

Their diet consists primarily of snails, worms, and other small invertebrates they ... Unlike their shark cousins, chimaeras have a single gill opening covered by an operculum on each side, giving ...

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 ...

Take, for example, a curious little snail species you’ve probably never heard of. It has a truly baffling biological quirk: it lays its eggs through an opening in its neck. Just let that sink in ...

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 ...

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, ...

Heliciculture, commonly known as snail farming, is the process of cultivation of edible snails. The meat and snail eggs can be consumed as escargot (as menu on the table) and as a delicacy.

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 sight of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured on camera for the first time WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- The strange reproductive habits of a large ...

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 ...