What is the Partula snail? Also known as the Polynesian tree snail or niho tree snail, the Partula snail (Partula nodosa) is actually one of several snail species of the genus—all of which are in ...

It was huge. Its light brown shell stood taller than the tip of my shoe. Its yellowish-green body stretched about an inch ...

Researchers and readers write in to explain why snails sometimes leave dotted trails. The researchers have taken it seriously and the readers have mostly made jokes I haven’t seen research done on ...

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