In the past, the last thing that came to mind when I thought of snails and slugs was beauty. A little bit of disgust and ...

Survival of the fittest is expertly exemplified by one marine creature: Minnesota’s freshwater mussels. These shellfish are ...

Vietnam is a land of great diversity and beauty. From the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City to the beauty of Hạ Long Bay and Hoi An (both UNESCO World Heritage Sites), there are innumerable places ...

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 ...

Credit: G Zhang/L Parry Characteristics of Shishania aculeata Guangxu Zhang and colleagues describe S. aculeata, an early Cambrian-age mollusk that displays a combination of features, including a ...

Every mollusk’s body is surrounded by a mantle, a cloaklike organ that secretes calcium carbonate and mixes it with a scaffolding of protein to form a shell one layer at a time. As a mollusk ...

BANGKOK: Thailand’s first bioluminescent snail that has a continuous glow won the title of “International Mollusc of the Year 2024” in an online public vote held in April.

Another specimen of Elysia chlorotica. Credit: Karen N. Pelletreau et al. / Wikimedia Commons Like other mollusks, Elysia chlorotica does not have bones or an external shell, just a muscular foot used ...

A land snail that can glow constantly is the “International Mollusc of the Year 2024”! The “living glow stick” Phuphania crossei received the most votes in the online public vote.

Researchers and citizen scientists document the fascinating lives of seashells. Seashells, with their beautiful shapes and colors, have inspired humans since the dawn of time. Equally fascinating ...

These algae live in the mantle of the clams. While the mollusk takes in and feeds the algae the nitrogen it needs to thrive, the algae provide the clam with various nutrients. All told, clams can ...

All squids belong to the kingdom “Animalia.” Creatures in this kingdom are multicellular and consume other living things for nourishment. Within this kingdom, squids are members of a phylum called ...