The land snail Satsuma caliginosa sheds its "tail" (or foot) to escape a snake predator. Here, the snail is regenerating its tail. Adult S. caliginosa have shells with armored openings. The hole from ...

Snails are slow-going, but some serious muscles (and an extra foot) are hidden underneath the large shells they carry.

Better to lose your foot than your life, at least if you're a snail. In a move reminiscent of certain lizards that can voluntarily detach their tails, young Satsuma caliginosa snails self-amputate ...

An as-yet-unnamed species of snail living around hydrothermal vents deep beneath the Indian Ocean bears an unusual suit of armor forged from the dissolved minerals spewing into its seafloor habitat.

Researchers have decoded for the first time the genome of Scaly-foot Snail, a rare snail inhabited in what scientists called 'the origin of life'- deep-sea hydrothermal vents characterized with ...

The first deep-sea animal has been listed as 'endangered' due to mining - and it likely will not be the last. The snail is also armored with an iron-clad shell - literally. Scientists believe the ...

Apple snails can sicken humans if they are eaten raw or undercooked. Their egg masses also contain a toxin which can cause skin and eye rashes. The apple snail, a harmful invasive species, has been ...

Jan. 26, 2006 — -- The snail may seem like a humble creature, but it turns out walking with one foot on a trail of slime is quite a feat. For the first time, researchers have developed a robotic ...

Better to lose your foot than your life, at least if you're a snail. In a move reminiscent of certain lizards that can voluntarily detach their tails, young Satsuma caliginosa snails self-amputate ...