There is a remarkable snail with breathtakingly beautiful shells that can only be found in Cuba. It is not native to any ...

Like all Dudolf puzzles, you may get distracted by the cute extra elements in the image, like the bitten-into apple and the top hat on one snail. Somehow, these simple drawings of snails have so ...

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She held it for about 30 seconds before noticing something inside: a live cone snail. Taken aback, Rawls replaced the shell in the water. She posted a few TikTok videos showing her misstep.

The white shells, thought to be most prized for jewelry, were spread more broadly by the natives. In fact, the white-shelled snails were likely transported alive and raised on other islands.

Last month a wooden crate containing 3,000 snails traveled from the north of England to Bermuda as part of a conservation project to prevent the lesser Bermuda land snail from going extinct.

Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. This needful portion of the snail's structure is secreted from the surface of the mantle.

All mollusks build their own shells, whether they live in water or on land. Creatures like snails, clams, oysters and mussels use an organ called a mantle to secrete layers of calcium carbonate ...