Roswell springsnail closeup

Extreme close-up of a tiny brown snail.
Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
09/08/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Banner Image
A Roswell springsnail, native to the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern New Mexico. They can only be found on the Refuge, and measure in around 1.5 milimeters.
Facility
Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources and Recovery Center
New Mexico Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Desert
Wetland
Species
Pyrgulopsis roswellensis
Subject tags
Deserts
Invertebrates
Wetland restoration
Wetlands