Translucent microsnail discovered in Cambodia: Photo of the week

Translucent microsnail discovered in Cambodia: Photo of the week

In 2024, scientists found a tiny new-to-science translucent microsnail in a cave of Banan Hill, a limestone hill that is part of the karst ecosystem of Battambang province in western Cambodia. The snail is less than 2 millimeters (0.1 inches) wide and long including its shell, about the size of a pinhead. The scientists behind its discovery named it Clostophis udayaditinus, its species name referring to the 11th-century Angkor-era King Udayadity…