When you imagine a superpowered predator, you might conjure images of lions or bears, or maybe anthropomorphic aliens who hunt humans for sport. You’re probably not picturing snails, but you should be ...

The giant snails of New Zealand are big, slimy, and at risk. Park rangers in New Zealand have spent over a decade trying to save them, and now, they're getting results.

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Escargot is one of those slightly intimidating French dishes you only pretend to know about. But actually, this snail dish isn't all that scary; it's essentially mollusks in a rich, herbaceous sauce.

Editor's note: In the hunt for what to do about the various mix of invasive species found in Florida, we are running a series that not only describes the problems caused by these plants and animals ...

That children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar is bullcrap. I mean, there’s no way a caterpillar could eat all that food, not to mention those kinds of foods. Ice cream? Give me a break. And ...

Have you recently walked through your garden and felt something squishy underfoot? Before you assume it's just a moist patch from the wet areas you recently watered with a garden hose or from the ...

SEATTLE — Escargot inspires revulsion, passion, and confusion. Many people can't seem to wrap their heads around the fact that some cultures eat snails. Escargot is considered a French dish, although ...

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Strange hammerlike teeth seen in two newfound species of ancient marsupials -- teeth unknown in any other mammal -- were the weapons they once used to smash open snail shells. Oddly, a bizarre group ...

A newly named species of Hawaiian caterpillar sneaks up on a resting snail and quickly spins silk strands around it, lashing it to the spot. The caterpillar then reaches into the snail shell’s opening ...

A snail is a small mollusk with a spiral-shaped shell. Snails are famous for moving very slowly and for leaving a trail of slime behind them. They all have shells that they can retreat ...