HRI's “Beachcombing” weekly series offers an opportunity to see strange, fascinating objects and species on the beach, but it also offers a window into the Gulf of Mexico.

SUSAN SCOTT SUSAN SCOTT PHOTOS A worm snail, left, and tube worm, above. A worm snail feeds by casting from its opening a sticky mucus net that snares passing plankton. Periodically, the snail hauls ...

Ever alert to significant trends in American dining, I can report after considerable research that snails are coming out of their shells. The legendary escargot is truly a snail on the fast track ...

Twenty-five years ago, Robert Cowie would climb atop the mountains of Oahu, Hawaii, and find one or two specimens of a brightly colored snail squirming around. As a bioscience researcher at the ...

There are about 43,000 living snail species. Three of them have become invasive pests in China, Colombia, India, Barbados, Hawaii, and many other corners of the world: Achatina achatina, Archachatina ...

Zoo Mix sets out to entertain kids with true stories and fascinating facts about the lives and habits of animals. She carries her house on her back. It's very handy for her, but it means she moves ...

About six months ago, it seemed as though Jeremy the lonely snail had finally found his mate. Unlike most snails, Jeremy is a “lefty”— his shell spirals counterclockwise and his sex organs are on the ...

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