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SEM image of lateral view of a love dart of the land snail Monachoides vicinus.The scale bar is 500 μm (0.5 mm). Drawing showing a side view of the love dart of the edible snail Helix pomatia. 1 = flared base of the dart. 2 = position of the inner cavity. 3 = longitudinal flanges or vanes. 4 = sharp tip or blade of the dart A love dart from Cornu aspersum (garden snail) on a ruler for ...
love dart of Otala lactea. This snail creates and uses love darts as part of its courtship behaviour, prior to mating. The shell of the snail plays an important role on its quality of life. This is because the calcium in the snails shell allows for shell regeneration to take place, if the shell was ever to be broken. [6]
S = stylophore or dart sac (bursa telae) SO = spermoviduct SP = spermathecae SRO = spermatophore-receiving organ (indicated in grey) V = vagina VD = vas deferens Head of a mating Helix pomatia showing the everted penis (P), and the dart sac (S) in the process of shooting a love dart (D).
love dart of Humboldtiana nuevoleonis. Snails in this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.. The scanning electron microscope images on the left show (above) the lateral view of the love dart of Humboldtiana nuevoleonis, scale bar 500 μm (0.5 mm); and (below) a cross section of the dart, scale bar 50 μm.
Helicigona lapicida is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. [1] Subspecies. Helicigona lapicida andorrica (Bourguignat, 1876) Helicigona lapicida lapicida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Snails in this species create and use love darts during mating.. The scanning electron microscope images on the left show (above) the lateral view of the love dart, scale bar 500 μm (0.5 mm); and (below) a cross section of the dart, scale bar 50 μm.
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The scanning electron microscope images show (above) the lateral view of the love dart, scale bar 500 μm (0.5 mm); and (below) a cross section of the dart, scale bar 50 μm. The diameter of the egg of this species is 3.3 mm. [2] These snails create and use love darts during mating.