How the snail's shell got its coil: Single gene that causes a rightward swirl in the gastropod's hard exterior is found by scientists - and creatures missing the DNA have a 'sinister' lefty spiral ...

Few things in nature are as beautiful and fascinating as seashells, with their graceful spirals, marvelous shapes, and dazzling colors. However, the handsome homes of snails (gastropods) are built ...

Paul Starosta / Getty Images. Giant African snails (Achatina fulica) are the largest known land gastropods.They usually reach about seven inches long from nose to tail and roughly 3.5 inches in ...

Its ornamental shell is both a home and armor. Its glacial pace, often accompanied by a viscous sludge it leaves behind, make it a messy if inoffensive kind of pest.

Unusual snail shell could be a model for better armor Date: January 20, 2010 ... The so-called "scaly-foot gastropod," has a unique tri-layered shell that may hold insights for future mechanical ...

Inomata's shells are based on the gastropod shells to which hermit crabs' asymmetrical abdomens are so well adapted (© AKI INOMATA) 11 / 12. 12 / 12.

As Gastropods have delicate stomach lining, any sharp materials will irritate their undersides. You can build a small three ich wide barrier using crushed egg shells, or crushed oyster and clam ...

And, in fact, it’s the only gastropod to have biomineralized scales. The foot of the snail is the underbelly that protrudes from the shell. Hundreds of scales, or plates, cover this snail’s ...

A new species of gastropod was found in a stream in China, and the females were pregnant. ... The shell is “smooth” and “thin” and has between seven and nine whorls.

Voiced by Australian stars Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jacki Weaver, this decidedly grown-up piece of animation makes a sophisticated case for the medium.