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This parasitic worm crawls into the eyestalks of snails, takes over its brain then pulsates to make the mollusk look like a dancing caterpillar. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Sometimes conducting big science means discovering a species not much larger than a grain of sand. This happened for Evin Carter, a research associate and wildlife ecologist at the Department of ...

Snails on a tiny rocky islet evolved before scientists' eyes. The marine snails were reintroduced after a toxic algal bloom wiped them out from the skerry. While the researchers intentionally brought ...

The margarita sea snail, which shoots out a toxic mucus web to catch prey, was discovered on a coral reef in the Florida Keys and was named after Buffett, who died on Sept. 1. When you purchase ...

A moment as rare as it gets: One of the world’s largest snails is filmed for the first time laying an egg—from an opening in its neck. The spectacular scene was captured by chance but holds immense ...