Snails have a reputation for being slow, with poor eyes that can barely see the world around them. But conch snails defy these expectations with eyesight as good as some vertebrates. These marine ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Today’s conch prize, however, is not the sliced white flesh heaped in the first ...
Hot jumpers Snails on the Great Barrier Reef are able to leap the equivalent of their own body height to escape toxic predators. And the latest research suggests that they will be able to keep jumping ...
The ocean is full of surprises, with one of them being the abilities of the big-eyed conch snail. Usually, snails are thought of as slow-moving creatures that have poor eyesight-but conch snails are ...
A researcher holds a juvenile queen conch. Adults can reach up to 12 inches in length. Jennifer Doerr, NOAA SEFSC Galveston via NOAA In the turquoise waters of the Florida Keys, a team of scientists ...