‘A snail With Balls’: Yes, All Those Are Snail Eggs!

Marine biologist Alan Deidun recently shared a fascinating little snail spotted in Maltese waters.

The snail and its eggs were found by Lewis Mark Sell, a citizen scientist and SCUBA diving instructor. He saw what looked like a bunch of tiny balls, but they were actually snail eggs.

Lewis also took the amazing photo of the egg mass while diving underwater. Thanks to him, we get a rare look at how these snails lay their eggs.

The eggs were laid by a sea snail called the ribbed helmet shell. Its scientific name is Semicassis granulata undulata, and in Maltese, it is called elmu.

Have you ever seen something like this?

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