These snails can also have very colorful shells, which are often disguised as rocks to deter predators. Freshwater snails are a large group of snails that live in ponds, lakes, and rivers.

Researchers also propose a new method to classify snails by sorting them into similar groups based on overall shell shape, shell surface texture, and the arrangement of apertural barriers.

P. augusta is also called the Mount Augustus snail, named after the only known habitat on New Zealand’s South Island where they were once natively found. About 20 years ago, a coal mining operation in ...

The west suburban nature park’s latest outdoor show of sculptures is by Portland artists Heather and Fez BeGaetz, with figures inspired by the wildlife of Northern Illinois.

The colorful, jewel-like snails were once so ... almost like they're sporting a plaid shirt. One snail has a shell like a miniature cinnamon roll. Some are almost iridescent, glowing with golds ...

make it look "like a cubist interpretation of other snails with 'normal' shell shapes." The research team just published a 300-page article including the descriptions of 46 new species of ...

A cone snail has a cone-shaped shell, a fleshy foot, a head, and tentacles. Cone snails live in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean and Red Seas, and along the coast of Florida.

A snail is an equally comforting and discomfiting creature. Its ornamental shell is both a home and ... It’s filled with colorful side characters, like the sprightly Pinky, whose zest for ...

A tiny new snail species discovered in Thailand has been named after legendary artist Pablo Picasso, due to the strange, complex geometric patterns seen on its shell. The species, measuring only 3 ...

A snail is an equally comforting and discomfiting creature. Its ornamental shell is both a home and ... It’s filled with colorful side characters, like the sprightly Pinky, whose zest for ...