"I'm grateful for whatever reason the snail did not sting me and to have this second chance," Beckylee Rawls told Newsweek ...

If it’s a cone, leave it alone — that’s what Beckylee Rawls learned after she went to the beach and held death in her hand ...

An itsy-bitsy mollusk in Borneo is the new record holder for the world's smallest known snail, a new study finds. Its shiny, translucent, white shell has an average height of 0.027 inches (0.7 ...

In the past, the last thing that came to mind when I thought of snails and slugs was beauty. A little bit of disgust and ...

Bizarre bioluminescent snail: Secrets of strange mollusk and its use of light as a possible defense mechanism revealed ... Feb. 9, 2024 — Snail shells are often colorful and strikingly patterned.

Many beach-goers in P.E.I. have likely seen moon snails before. But these sea creatures have a range of fascinating behaviours that may not be at all apparent behind their shells.

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 ...

The horse conch, found along the southern Atlantic coast, is Florida's state shell. But many decades of unregulated harvesting, as well as habitat degradation, is putting the stunning mollusk at ...

Octopuses prey on animals with hard shells, like crabs, snails, and clams. “Having a puzzle to open up to get food inside is a daily task for them,” says Kirt Onthank, a biologist at Walla ...

Even more mind boggling, while the Tahiti snails sport a range of shell colors, the island-hoppers are all white. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

This spiny slug may have been one of the first mollusks to crawl around Earth. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Search for: ...

A snail named after painter Pablo Picasso is one of many species named after artists, but some researchers question whether species should be named after people at all.