Anther eating by snails in natural plant populations is reported for the first time. The snail species, Trichia hispida (L.) was discovered to eat anthers from the flowers of Primula elatior, but only those from the thrum type. 3–5% of the thrum flowers of two natural populations were emasculated.
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