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[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago

they are then pooped out onto other snails? How does this life cycle work

[-] egrets@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The larvae (possibly not quite the right word) eaten by the birds lodge in the intestinal tract near the cloaca. The eggs they produce are passed out, and snails eat the eggs.

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[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago
[-] egrets@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Yes, but not deliberately - I think it depends on the species, but they'll eat decomposing plant matter, faecal matter, carrion, soil, fungi. They're not too picky. If the bird guano contains tiny flatworm eggs, bad news for the snail.

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