Wentletrap snail laying eggs. Wentletrap snail (Epitonium billeeanum,centre right) laying its eggs on a coral (Tubastrea sp.). This snail eats the stinging tentacles of the coral using a long tube (yellow,centre),then lays its eggs (orange/ brown,centre right) in the empty cups. The eggs resemble the stinging tentacles of the coral and are protected from predators as they develop. Photographed in the Andaman Sea,Thailand | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Scoones, Peter |
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