Snails are marvelous but unassuming little creatures. As shelled members of the taxonomic class Gastropods within the phylum ...

And the reason for this? Track 6, Silver Snail. Never before had the graceful ennui of a gastropod’s existence been so elegantly summarised. Many in the snail community now agree that the song ...

If you live in an old house, you might even find them inside your basement or kitchen. Look at snails closely and you’ll notice they come in many different shapes and sizes. Every garden is probably ...

The shape of a snail’s teeth can be used to identify its diet. Many aquatic snails have pointed, triangular teeth for scraping algae off rock surfaces. Over time, the teeth and the underlying membrane ...

The snails emit light apparently to avoid predators ... Researchers said about 7,000 species of luminescent creatures are known to exist, many inhabiting deep ocean waters. The discovery of ...

small enough to fit onto a snail’s shell? Throughout history, humans have upset many ecosystems around the world by introducing invasive species. Australia’s rabbits are a famous example ...