Shells of their former selves: How sea snails have adapted to invasive predators
Over the past two decades, the Gulf of Maine has become a popular landing spot for invasive species from across the world, ...
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From a Guitar Shark to an Octocoral, Scientists Discover More Than 800 Marine Species
Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the ...
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"Guitar shark" and snail with venomous "harpoons" among 866 new marine species discovered in ocean
These deep-sea snails inject toxins into their prey with precision with venomous, harpoon-like teeth. Found at 2770m to 3575m in the Arctic's Jøtul Vent Field, east of Greenland, this is the ...
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The Most Unusual Drink Choice for a Snail
As shelled members of the taxonomic class Gastropods within the phylum Mollusca, snails are found on both land and in the sea ...
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Big-eyed conch snails use vision to jump away from predators
Stromboidea sea snails provide some of the best examples ... with the evolution of another interesting characteristic, a unique curve in the shell called a "stromboid notch." ...
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Diver survives close encounter with sea souvenir: “Cone snails are very venomous and dangerous to humans”
“They should be left alone, but so should all wildlife.” Cone snails are a family of highly venomous sea snails found in warm seas and oceans around the world. They have also adapted to cooler ...