The shells are turned into GastroPops, a treat used to lure predators so researchers can study their behavior. The students will travel to Miami later this month to test the treats in the field.

Though pond snail shells usually curl clockwise, they can also curl the opposite way—with some interesting consequences. For one, mating with their right-handed counterparts is nearly impossible.

A small snail hitchhikes 6km upstream on the back of a larger snail. It’s a unique sort of parasite that uses its host not as food, an incubator or a home, but as a living taxi.

Layered up A deep-sea snail shell's ability to withstand heavy blows could inspire new generation of body armour. Crysomallon squamiferum , commonly known as the scaly-foot gastropod, was ...

Evidence suggests that transitions from snails to slugs — or rather, from having a concrete outer shell to a greatly reduced internal one — have happened numerous times in evolution. Such ...

It's amazing how much a slug looks like a snail without a shell. In fact, slugs and snails are both members of the gastropod class of the mollusk phylum.