Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d
These Tiny Snails Are Breeding in the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years in French Polynesia
During a release of captive-bred snails in September, researchers discovered wild-born individuals from the Partula tohiveana ...
Two new snail species named after Tolkien characters
Researchers have named two newly discovered freshwater snail species from Brazil after characters from "The Lord of the Rings ...
HowStuffWorks on MSN11d
Freshwater Snails: Helpful Carriers of Harmful Parasites
You might think of snails as the little shelled creatures that you find crawling in your garden, or even as a delicacy of ...
Center for Biological Diversity1d
Arkansas Mudalia Snail Gets Second Chance at Endangered Species Protections
WASHINGTON— In response to more than a decade of advocacy by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
The Spruce on MSN4mon
Snail vs. Slug: How to Spot the Difference and Get Rid of Them Fast
Slugs and snails are notorious leaf chewers in vegetable, flower, and fruit gardens. Both belong to the animal family called ...
Arkansas snail getting second shot at endangered species protection
The snail, native to Arkansas and Missouri, is threatened by water pollution in the region and was previously denied ...
BBC24d
Snails saved from escargot fate thanks to rescuer
More than 200 snails have been rescued from their fate as a French delicacy thanks to a gastropod enthusiast. Connor Bouttell received the shelled creatures in the post after learning they were ...
The Hoya10d
‘Memoir of a Snail’ Is a Gutting but Glimmeringly Hopeful Tale of Gastropods and Grief
The last place one expects to find a quote from existential philosopher Søren Kierkegaard is in a stop-motion animation following the adventures of a young snail-obsessed girl. However, Adam Elliot’s ...