Introduced to California from France in the 1850s, the European brown garden snail (Helix aspersa) is one of the most destructive pests to invade a garden setting. Originally meant to be a food crop, ...

A seaside snail crawling along the gooey streak left by another snail is saving a lot of energy, say researchers, because it doesn’t have to ooze so much slime itself. “It’s much, much more expensive ...

From a visitor from England who visited Calgary on the way to Juneau, I learned about the Banff Springs snails, which live in thermal springs with temperatures up to just over a hundred degrees ...

Snails spend a third of their energy just producing mucus. But they apparently engage in energy conservation by taking advantage of mucus trails laid down by other snails. Weeee. That’s the sound a ...

A secret ingredient in snail trails is helping the pests save themselves from poisons spread to protect farms and gardens across Australia. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...