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Why do conch lay so many eggs?

Updated: 11/1/2022
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It's an odds game. The vast majority of the eggs will not hatch, be eaten, die once hatched, or befall some other type of tragedy. A small percentage of conch will survive to the age of reproductive maturity.

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