An incredible discovery in the living world! The idea of an animal cutting off its own head before completely regenerating its body may sound like a science fiction movie subject to the hearing, but for the two types of sea snails, it’s a terrifying fact.
Scientists in Japan only in three weeks They discovered two species of saccolossan periwinkle that can regrow its entire body.
The surprised team observed this strange behavior purely by chance and had no idea how or why the animal was doing it.
Although scientists say more research is needed to prove this, self-decapitation may allow snails to remove internal parasites that affect their reproduction.
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The heads of young snails begin to curl soon after they leave their bodies, and the wound heals quickly.
Hours after the traumatic event, separated heads begin to eat algae.
Surprisingly, it only takes a week for their heart to regenerate and three weeks for their entire body to regenerate.
While the heads of sea snails are developing a new body, thrown bodies cannot biçim a new head.
This process slows down over time, the old snail body cannot regenerate and dies as a result of no longer having a head.
In Japan, Professor Yoichi Yusa and doctoral candidate Sayaka Mitoh encountered this phenomenon by pure coincidence.
Yusa Lab normally studies sea snails from egg to death to learn about their life cycle and characteristics.
One day, the team noticed a disembodied head moving around the tank and began investigating the strange feature.
The team began cutting off some sea snails’ heads using an ultra-thin nylon wire to figure out what was happening.
“We were surprised to see the head moving right after the autotomy,” Mitoh said.
We thought he would soon die without his heart and other important organs, but again we were surprised to see him regenerate his entire body. “
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Cell Press‘te His published articles provide details, timing, and video of the event, but cannot explain how the animals managed this extraordinary feat.
Researchers believe the snails may have stem cell-like tissues at the cut site that can grow into any other cell they need.
Therefore these can biçim the heart and body after separation.
Scientists speculate that while snails await their organs to regenerate, the algae they eat could survive using the photosynthetic ability known as kleptoplasty.
Another mystery is why sea snails develop this extremely unusual behavior in the first place.
A suggested reason is that snails can allow them to remove internal parasites that affect reproduction. Other riddles include things that lead animals to rupture their bodies.
These findings point to a new biçim of autotomy in the animal kingdom based on other famous specimens, including salamanders and lizards.
Compiled by: Feyza ÇETİNKOL
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