The ocean is full of surprises, with one of them being the abilities of the big-eyed conch snail. Usually, snails […] ...

These marine snails combine exceptional vision, protective shells, and acrobatic leaping to evade deadly predators. Snails with the largest eyes are keeping a lookout for predators, new research ...

‘People may wonder why you would lose your shell because most snails can retreat into it and be protected from predators and dehydration.’ ‘But there’s a biological cost to making a shell. You need a ...

which protects the snail from predators and prevents it from drying out. Partula snails went extinct in the wild because of another snail species—or rather, two. In 1967, the French Polynesian ...

The snails emit light apparently to avoid predators, according to Yuichi Oba, a professor at Chubu University’s Department of Environmental Biology and a member of the research team. Oba ...