Snails don't make the easiest mouthful, but two groups of snakes (from Asia and South America) are particularly adept at ...
If you're visiting a sandy beach you may like to reflect on something that might be going on below your feet. Lurking behind ...
The snail’s shell diameter averages about 22 to 30 millimeters (.87 to 1.18 inches). Each snail’s shell has a unique combination of stripes and colors, so no two are exactly alike. These snails eat ...
It was huge. Its light brown shell stood taller than the tip of my shoe. Its yellowish-green body stretched about an inch ...
Snails have shells the moment they're born, but it's kind of hard to tell. In fact, it's hard to even see a baby snail. Some are nearly microscopic, such as Angustopila psammion, whose adult-sized ...
We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...
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The new species was discovered in a semi-evergreen forest in Maharashtra, India, according to researchers. Bhosale, H. S., Patil, S. R., & Pawar, S. S. (2025). Journal of Conchology Scientists in the ...
This past week’s strandline delivered a spectacular mix of open-ocean drifters, man o’ wars, blue buttons, by-the-wind sailors and — tucked among them — one of my favorite finds: the purple storm ...