This is the “flamingo tongue snail,” one of the most brightly colored snails on the reefs of the South Atlantic. It used to be a common sight, but in recent years has been disappearing, either because ...

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 ...

Adorned with colorful glass “jewels,” this miniature brass snail’s shell was striking enough to fetch $51 at auction. In real life, snails are unwelcome pests. But this one brings the shine of brass ...

Most of the land snails I've seen in Florida are pretty dull looking. By contrast, the Florida tree snail is enclosed in an eye-catching protective shell. I had been aware of these snails for decades, ...

We have all heard of fish swimming in the sea, but how about them moving around like bubbles instead? In a sea where fish don ...

Taking a trick from birds and butterflies, a mollusk shines blue using intricate structures that allow selective reflection of light. But unlike other animals, the blue-rayed limpet, a snail that ...

Researchers rediscover tiny tropical land snails, reclassifying lost species and reshaping the tree of life in Central ...