Two common snail species (Nucella lapillus and Littorina obtusata) have evolved in response to a major predator: the invasive ...

New species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral, water bear, octocoral ... These deep-sea snails inject toxins into their prey with precision with venomous, harpoon-like teeth.

In lab tests, snails raised in water with green crabs nearby—signaled to the snails through "risk cues" like smell and hormones—grew thicker shells than those raised without the looming threat ...

Found in large streams with clean, cold and fast-moving water, the ashy pebblesnail and shortface lanx have disappeared from many rivers, including the Willamette, Wenatchee, Clark Fork, Spokane, ...

What’s a seed snail? Picture a cinnamon roll-like coil of potting mix and plastic filled with seedlings. It maximizes your return on sowing, with less waste.

While substantial advances have been made in the control of schistosomiasis, the diversity and complexity of Schistosoma species and their specific fresh-water snail hosts warrants fundamental ...

He said: “Prevention rather than eradication is key. My favourite way to repel slugs and snails is a garlic water mix sprayed around the plants.” It may seem bizarre, but snails will react to ...

Later on, snails were dunked in pots of salt water and vinegar that forced them to release the slime. That is, until it was discovered snails would also release slime through stimulation — a ...