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Jeremy, the rare snail with the left-curling shell whose search for a mate kicked off an international quest, has slithered off this mortal coil.
But there's one last twist to the story. Reader, before he died, Jeremy procreated.
That's right. The little lefty did it.
You might remember Jeremy from our previous coverage, as reported by NPR's Merrit Kennedy.
Jeremy, a brown garden snail, has a shell that twists in the opposite direction from most snails. It's an extremely rare trait. Because Jeremy's mating apparatus is also unusually situated, and he'd only be able to mate with another left-twisting snail, he seemed fated for a life of unwilling chastity.
Until the scientists got involved.
A BBC callout prompted a global search for a potential partner. Along the way, Jeremy became famous. And two other snails were located — Lefty, from Ipswich, and Tomeau, from Majorca, Spain.
Read more here. (NPR)
But there's one last twist to the story. Reader, before he died, Jeremy procreated.
That's right. The little lefty did it.
You might remember Jeremy from our previous coverage, as reported by NPR's Merrit Kennedy.
Jeremy, a brown garden snail, has a shell that twists in the opposite direction from most snails. It's an extremely rare trait. Because Jeremy's mating apparatus is also unusually situated, and he'd only be able to mate with another left-twisting snail, he seemed fated for a life of unwilling chastity.
Until the scientists got involved.
A BBC callout prompted a global search for a potential partner. Along the way, Jeremy became famous. And two other snails were located — Lefty, from Ipswich, and Tomeau, from Majorca, Spain.
Read more here. (NPR)
