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Flax snail colony

Flax snail colony

Flax snail colony

A colony of flax snails (Placostylus species) cluster under vegetation. Despite their name, flax snails do not eat flax or live near it.

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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10042775
Photograph by Gregory H. Sherley

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