Most snails are righties. Now scientists have found genes that make some of them born with shells coiling the other way. By JoAnna Klein The overwhelming majority of snails live in shells that coil to ...
Symmetry is a feature of many plants, animals and even some molecules — like water. But that’s not the case with snails and their coiled shells. They are chiral — asymmetrical in such a way that they ...
In hydrothermal vent fields, a small snail evolved an iron-reinforced shell. Here’s how it challenges assumptions about ...
The snail’s shell diameter averages about 22 to 30 millimeters (.87 to 1.18 inches). Each snail’s shell has a unique combination of stripes and colors, so no two are exactly alike. These snails eat ...
Over the past two decades, the Gulf of Maine has become a popular landing spot for invasive species from across the world, ...
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The devastation of island land snails: Pacific leads global wave of extinctions, researchers find
A comprehensive new review paper reveals the staggering loss of biodiversity among island land snails globally. Lead author ...
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