Sunday, December 11, 2011

Malaysian trumpet snails...Can they reproduce on their own?

Yes, some species of snails can reproduce on their own, the Malaysian Trumpet Snail being one of them. Their reproductive system is a bit interesting - contrary to popular myth, they actually have separate es (meaning both males and females exist) and can mate together and reproduce "normally", but females can also reproduce aually without a male. In the latter case, the babies will all be female, so as you can imagine, male Trumpet Snails are quite rare.

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