Jeremy, The Lonely, Left-Twisting Snail, Dies — But Knows Love Before The End
OK, "love" might be overstating it. But the little lefty — whose seemingly hopeless search for a mate sparked an international quest — did manage to procreate before he slithered off this mortal coil.
by Camila Domonoske
Oct 13, 2017
3 minutes
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
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