A nest of empty snail shells with the giant territorial nest owner (right), a female just entering a shell (middle) and a parasitic dwarf male (left). The striped fish in the foreground are egg predators. (IMAGE)

University of Bern

A nest of empty snail shells with the giant territorial nest owner (right), a female just entering a shell (middle) and a parasitic dwarf male (left). The striped fish in the foreground are egg predators.

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A nest of empty snail shells with the giant territorial nest owner (right), a female just entering a shell (middle) and a parasitic dwarf male (left). The striped fish in the foreground are egg predators.

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© Sabine Wirtz-Ocana

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