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 ...

Rectangular whorls game the scientists the impression of "a Cubist interpretation of other snails with ‘normal’ shell shapes.

A: Probably rats. They like to eat snails and tend to hang out in a favorite spot to enjoy them. I’ve also found piles of ...

All in all, snails are pretty low-maintenance ... food daily to prevent mold or bacteria growth. Calcium source Calcium is ...

A tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter Pablo Picasso. Researchers who discovered ...

make it look "like a cubist interpretation of other snails with 'normal' shell shapes." The research team just published a 300-page article including the descriptions of 46 new species of ...