Ned (snail)

Ned (snail)

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| hatch_place = [[Wairarapa]], New Zealand
| hatch_place = [[Wairarapa]], New Zealand
| death_date = 15 April 2026
| death_date = 15 April 2026
| owner = Giselle Clarkson
| owner = [[Giselle Clarkson]]
| residence = [[Wairarapa]], New Zealand
| residence = [[Wairarapa]], New Zealand
| children =
| children =
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| namedafter = [[Ned Flanders]]
| namedafter = [[Ned Flanders]]
}}
}}
'''Ned''' (died 15 April 2026) was a New Zealand snail with a [[Gastropod shell#Chirality|sinistral]] shell.
'''Ned''' (died 15 April 2026) was a New Zealand snail with a [[Gastropod shell#Chirality|sinistral]] shell. Discovered by author and artist [[Giselle Clarkson]] in her garden, Ned received international attention due to the rarity of its mutation.


== Discovery ==
== Discovery ==