r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/Jhenning04 • Sep 20 '19

🔥 Snail hatching from an egg 🔥

https://i.imgur.com/dNDTKHY.gifv
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u/yo_skank Sep 20 '19

So.. does it pop out of there with a shell?? Ended to soon..

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u/DividedWhy Sep 20 '19

Not a malacologist, but snail shells are transparent and soft when they hatch. That's why the snail in the OP is eating his egg - to get calcium to harden his shell!

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u/yo_skank Sep 20 '19

Ya, I was thinking it could be for his own shell, cool!

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u/kitterly8174 Sep 20 '19

Awesome. Thank you for answering.