Recognized as the official state shell of Texas, the lightning whelk is a fascinating marine predator, Jace Tunnell writes.

Q: I was cleaning out my shed and found a big pile of empty snail shells in the corner. No snails or shells anywhere else — just in that corner. What gives? A: Probably rats. They like to eat ...

Aerial view of Tel Shiqmona, an ancient coastal site near modern-day Haifa, Israel, where dye-making reached an industrial scale Michael Eisenberg In the Book of Exodus, God commands Moses to ...

While the blobs “don’t have many known predators,” the park said they are prey for nudibranchs and purple sea snails. If there is a shift in breeze, rangers said it “can spell bad news for ...

Popularly known as ‘buzina’, these palm-sized sea snails are often used in local dishes like ‘feijoada’ (a bean stew). But researcher Sandra Lage warns that eating them without first removing the ...

Officers also found 50 sea cucumbers and 26 pounds of snails, all collected during their closed seasons. The names of the individuals were not released, but citations were issued for multiple ...

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