US EditionRare New Zealand snail caught reproducing from its neck in eggs-citing footage
- On September 18, 2024, Department of Conservation staff filmed a rare Powelliphanta augusta snail laying an egg from its neck at a Hokitika facility in New Zealand.
- This event occurred amid ongoing conservation efforts to save the species after its habitat was destroyed by coal mining, which led to relocation and captive management starting in 2006.
- The snail species is slow growing, takes eight years to mature, lays about five eggs yearly, and the egg can take over a year to hatch, with captive snails living up to 30 years.
- Lisa Flanagan, who has worked with these snails for 12 years, expressed surprise that despite the long period of care, this was the first occasion on which they observed one laying an egg.
- The footage provides new insights into the species' reproductive biology while conservationists continue managing nearly 1,900 snails and over 2,200 eggs in captivity to support survival.
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A rare New Zealand snail was caught on video 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. What looks like a tiny hen’s egg is seen emerging from an opening below the head of the Powelliphanta augusta snail, a threatened species endemic to New Zealand. The video was taken at a facility on the …
Rare Carnivorous Snail Filmed Laying Egg Through Its Neck for First Time
A rare snail lays eggs from its neck during a routine check. Credit: New Zealand Department of Conservation A rare carnivorous snail from New Zealand has been filmed laying an egg through its neck, an event never previously recorded and one that has surprised conservation workers who have cared for the species for nearly 20 years. Egg-laying caught on camera during routine check The moment happened during a routine check by New Zealand’s Departm…
Watch world-1st footage of a giant snail oozing a pearly white egg out of its slimy neck folds
Very little is known about Powelliphanta augusta, an elusive snail species threatened with extinction. The new footage is the first time their bizarre egg laying behavior has been captured on camera.
Rare Carnivorous Snail Lays 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 says. What looks like a tiny hen's egg is seen emerging from...
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