Insects and snails are a critical part of the planet's ecosystem. Bees, for example, pollinate important crops and provide ...

These snails may be "a bit common", but hold onto your shells – there's far more to these creatures than meets the eye!

The giant magnolia snail was thought to be extinct before living specimens were found in southern Vietnam in 2012. There are ...

However, she cannot tell, based on the picture, if it is an empty shell or one with a live snail inside. "Cone snails are ...

All mollusks build their own shells, whether they live in water or on land. Creatures like snails, clams, oysters and mussels use an organ called a mantle to secrete layers of calcium carbonate ...

What is the Partula snail? Also known as the Polynesian tree snail or niho tree snail, the Partula snail (Partula nodosa) is actually one of several snail species of the genus—all of which are ...

‘They’re an unnoticed part of our biodiversity, so it’s my mission to make people look around and see the snails and slugs that live around them,’ he adds. After arthropods, molluscs – the group that ...

AKOUDA, Tunisia (AP) — In fields outside their hometown in central Tunisia, an increasing number of unemployed young men are seeking a new way to make a living, picking snails off of rocks and ...