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Native zebra snail

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Native zebra snail

A native zebra snail, Flammulina zebra, forages on the forest floor near Kaiteriteri, Nelson.

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Soil Bugs – An Illustrated Guide to New Zealand Soil Invertebrates

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by Alastair Robertson and Maria Minor

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Paddy Ryan, Snails and slugs – New Zealand land molluscs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12852/native-zebra-snail (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Paddy Ryan, published 1 March 2009.