A Powelliphanta augusta snail laying an egg from its neck at the Hokitika nnail housing facility. — LISA FLANAGAN/New Zealand Department of Conservation/AP
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.
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.
