Finding a mate in any species can be a challenge. Whether you need to fight off rivals, throw down the song performance of a lifetime, or simply be at the right place at the right time, animal mating is undoubtedly complex. The situation is even difficult for common species like garden snails, as poor Ned the lefty will tell you. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Ned is a common garden snail from New Zealand, and while that might not sound like a key problem when it comes to looking for love, he has one major difference. Ned is a lefty. He has a left-spiraling shell, a condition that also causes his reproductive organs to be flipped. Only meeting another lefty can save Ned from a loveless life.

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