{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Antigua News Room","provider_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com","author_name":"Editor","author_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/","title":"Giant African Snail Population In Dry-Season Resting Phase","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"McXyF8eq5d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/giant-african-snail-population-in-dry-season-resting-phase\/\">Giant African Snail Population In Dry-Season Resting Phase<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/giant-african-snail-population-in-dry-season-resting-phase\/embed\/#?secret=McXyF8eq5d\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Giant African Snail Population In Dry-Season Resting Phase&#8221; &#8212; Antigua News Room\" data-secret=\"McXyF8eq5d\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG-20200310-WA0012.jpg","thumbnail_width":774,"thumbnail_height":1032,"description":"The Giant African Snail is known to prefer moist, rainy conditions. During prolonged dry spells, the snail goes into a resting phase, referred to as aestivation, as one of its survival mechanisms. Currently, Antigua and Barbuda is in the traditional dry season and the snails become largely inactive at this time in order to survive. [&hellip;]"}