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 ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Cone snails get their name from the shape of their shells, ...

These snails are certainly more colourful than the ones we tend to see in our gardens in the UK, but it's their beauty that has put them at risk of extinction. The Polymita tree snail is endemic to ...

She found a “cone snail,” a highly venomous species capable of causing anything from paralysis to death. An urban legend even nicknames this mollusk the “cigarette snail.” According to the legend, if ...

Researchers have embarked on a mission to save what some consider to be the world's most beautiful snails, and also unlock their biological secrets. Endangered Polymita tree snails, which are ...

The Geographer Cone Snail, a beautiful but deadly ocean predator, uses a potent neurotoxic venom delivered via a harpoon-like tooth to paralyze prey instantly. While its sting can be fatal to humans, ...

Cone snails are beautiful creatures, but keep your distance. These snails are predators and have modified mouthparts that act like a harpoon to catch their prey and inject it with venom. When ...

An expedition in the deepest cave system in Croatia, Lukina Jama–Trojama, discovered a beautiful new species of a tiny translucent snail. The newly discovered species belongs to the evolutionary ...

Scientists discovered a new species of a peculiar cave-dwelling snail in one of the 20 deepest cave systems in the world, Lukina Jama–Trojama in Croatia. The newly discovered species belongs to a ...