Topic 2 [article]: Snails that don’t eat. A recent article by JoAnna Klein (2)* describes a partnership between the snail Gigantopelta chessoia and a chemosynthetic bacterium. The bacterium is called an “endosymbiont” because it lives inside the snail.

(a) Describe the partnership between Gigantopelta chessoia and its endosymbiont.
(b) What is most surprising to you about this situation?
(c) Explain how this relates to this week’s lessons.

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