You had to hold your breath and dive a little to get through.” That’s how speleologist Katiya Pavlova summarized the ...

For more than 100,000 years, coastal communities have harvested abalone (genus Haliotis). These gastropods, which are found ...

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Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which helps them survive in oxygen-poor water in the deep ocean.

You might expect danger to come with claws or size, but the real threat often comes in small, quiet forms. These animals kill using venom, parasites, or pure stealth. And in some cases, just being in ...

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 ...

The most recognizable characteristic of a cone snail is its shell. These come in various colors and patterns, each serving as a warning. There are more than 900 species of cone snails, which vary ...

The most recognizable characteristic of a cone snail is its shell. These come in various colors and patterns, each serving as a warning. There are more than 900 species of cone snails, which vary in ...

Cone snails, which live in eye-catching patterned shells, have a toxin that can paralyze or kill a human within one to five hours if untreated. It takes only milliseconds for the snail to take ...

Mexico National Institute of Anthropology and History Dimas and Pavlova discovered two shell bracelets with engraved ... rounded shape than the pointed conical shape they form naturally, according ...