The African giant snail captivates as the quiet star of the terrarium scene: enormous, slimy, and intriguingly different. On social media, these creatures are becoming cult figures. However ...

The sight of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured on camera for the first time.

A rare New Zealand snail has been filmed for the first time squeezing an egg from its neck, delighting scientists trying to save the critically endangered meat-eating mollusk. Threatened by coal ...

The academy said that 81 percent of C rugosus on the atoll wore shells of Turbinidae, while 13 percent wore shells of other mollusk families, and 6 percent wore the shells of giant African snails.

Like other snails, Powelliphanta augusta are hermaphrodites, which explains how the creatures can reproduce when encased in a hard shell. The invertebrate uses a genital pore on the right side ...

Residents were able to see animals from all around the world in person, and had a chance to enjoy holding giant African snails, snakes and all manor of creepy crawlies. Did you know with a Digital ...

Beer giant Castle Milk Stout is championing the revival of African heritage with renewed vigour, joining forces with CONTRALESA and heritage institutions to honour Ancestors Day on May 8 — a ...

In the four years since giant African snails were discovered in Miami, they have slowly but surely spread to new territory, alarming residents in the southern suburbs and the neighbouring county ...

New giant virus isolated Date: April 16, 2025 Source: University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto Summary: Researchers have isolated a giant virus, which was named Jyvaskylavirus. The ...

Visitors can hunt down topiary giraffes rising 21 feet, a peacock, a school of fish and a giant snail the size of a compact car ... 4 weeks ago The plant sculptures are temporary, on view through ...