Snails have a reputation for being slow, with poor eyes that can barely see the world around them. But conch snails defy these expectations with eyesight as good as some vertebrates. These marine ...

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Horse conchs, the flashy marine snails that inhabit Florida’s colossal state seashell, live shorter lives and reproduce later than previously understood, according to new research that warns the Gulf ...

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Hot jumpers Snails on the Great Barrier Reef are able to leap the equivalent of their own body height to escape toxic predators. And the latest research suggests that they will be able to keep jumping ...

A new study published in Conservation Biology examines the behavior and distribution of queen conch (Aliger gigas) to guide conservation management for the threatened sea snail. Subscribe to our ...