In addition to being of considerable value as sensitive indicators of habitat quality and indicators of centres of biotic diversity and endemism, by any measure, land snails are a high priority for ...

Previously, the only known luminous land snail was a species belonging to the genus Quantula that a Japanese biologist discovered in Singapore 80 years ago. Researchers said both the luminous ...

Somsak heads a dynamic team of researchers that has been active on many aspects of land snail research since 1988. They are the regional centre of expertise and resources for our programme and ...

Snails aren't particularly picky eaters, but what about milk? Discover more about snails, their diet, and if milk is harmful ...

Plus-size snail, Gee Geronimo, was the largest African land snail ever to be recorded. Measuring 39.3 cm from snout to tail, he entered the Guinness Book of World Records back in December 1978.

Death is inevitable for almost all organisms, but avoiding a sticky end is easier for some that happen to be insanely hard to kill.

Partula snails went extinct in the wild because of another snail species—or rather, two. In 1967, the French Polynesian government allowed the giant African land snail to be imported and used as ...

The site is of universal importance because of its biodiversity with rich and distinct flora and fauna: 37% of Socotra’s 825 plant species, 90% of its reptile species and 95% of its land snail species ...

No, this foreign invader is a snail. But what a snail it is. The giant African land snail "can grow as big as a rat and gnaw through stucco and plaster," says Reuters' Barbara Liston. Since the ...

By floating on a raft of downed trees and broken branches, according to a study published Monday in the journal PNAS. The ...