When the air itself becomes saturated and the temperature is just right, rare giants start to emerge. Armed with 6 thousand teeth to shred its prey, New Zealand’s Powelliphanta Snail is a voracious predator with revolting table manners.
Originally published by Cosmos as Giant snail eats an earthworm
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