Rectangular whorls game the scientists the impression of "a Cubist interpretation of other snails with ‘normal’ shell shapes.

For crabs that decorate their shells, blending in can mean the difference ... or grow with them—they’re the abandoned homes of snails and other mollusks. This means that the availability ...

A: Probably rats. They like to eat snails and tend to hang out in a favorite spot to enjoy them. I’ve also found piles of ...

All mollusks build their own shells, whether they live in water or on land. Creatures like snails, clams, oysters and mussels use an organ called a mantle to secrete layers of calcium carbonate ...

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 tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter Pablo Picasso. Researchers who discovered the three-millimetre creature say they came up with the name because ...