Cuban snail (Polymita picta) world most beautiful land snails from Cuba , its known as "Painted Snails", rare, endangered and protected. Colorful snails, selective focus, copy space© Mark ...

For National Snail Day, museum research fellow Melissa Betters explores the mollusks’ notable nature Melissa Betters A shell from the Cuvier tropid snail, a terrestrial species native to Madagascar, ...

Large land snails are rich in nutrients and can weigh up to about two pounds. Kerry Sheridan / AFP via Getty Images Scientists have discovered the earliest evidence of humans eating snails, according ...

Terrestrial mollusks are considered as typical "index animals" due to their sensitivity to climate change. They are widely distributed in the semi-arid to arid region of China, including the Chinese ...

International researchers, including Senckenberg's Dr. Adrienne Jochum, have discovered a new species of land snail in an approximately 99-million-year-old piece of amber. The snail's shell features ...

Habitat complexity affects the structure and dynamics of ecological communities, more often with increased complexity leading to greater species diversity and abundance. Among the terrestrial ...

Scientists discovered a new species of carnivorous land snail resembling “flying saucers” in Papua New Guinea, according to a new study. John Slapcinsky While sifting through a pile of leaf litter and ...

The predatory flatworm Platydemus manokwari in the Ogasawara Islands, head on right, length ca 8 cm. Along with rosy wolf snails and rats, these invasive flatworms have had a devastating impact on ...

Giant land snail populations are recovering in areas that have received targeted predator control over the last 15 years, according to experts. Getty Images/iStockphoto For the last 15 years, wildlife ...

A new study describes nine new species of land snails lurking in leaf litter across PNG. The discovery results from an extensive countrywide survey undertaken after a gap of 60 years. The newly ...

Another part of Southwest Florida was placed under quarantine in an effort to stop the spread of one of the most damaging snails in the world.Giant African land snails, or “GALS” for short, have ...