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New Snail Species Discovered In Croatia's Deepest Cave

Posted by samzenpus on from the fresh-face dept.

minty3 writes "The new snail species, Zospeum tholussum, has no eyes or pigmentation on its shell and is considered to be a true eutroglobiont or cave-dweller. It was found by a team of cavers and biologists from the Croatian Biospeleological Society. While on an expedition to determine the cave’s depth, they collected animal specimens including one of the previously unidentified snails along with eight of its empty shells."

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  1. No pigmentation on its shell? by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bah. Most everyone has support for ANSI escape sequences on their terminals these days.

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    Ezekiel 23:20
  2. Lives in dark? No pigment? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    What's his Slashdot UID?

    And I bet he never gets first post, either....