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What happened to the British Museum’s revenant mollusc?

Posted by Mirabilis

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You’ll like this Metafilter thread: LAZURASNAIL: What happened to the British Museum’s revenant mollusc? It begins:

In the mid-1800s, a snail spent years glued to a specimen card in the British Museum before scientists realized it was still alive. What became of this snail? [continue]

And then there’s lots of interesting detail.

Posted in animals, birds, insects, etc

Tagged British Museum, snail

Jul·02

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