Deep in the Indian Ocean, scientists have discovered a snail whose feet are covered in iron scales, making it look virtually indestructible. But how it builds these scales is still a bit mysterious to ...

What it eats: As an adult, it doesn't! All of the snail's nutrition is generated internally, by endosymbiotic bacteria — microbes that live in the snail's gut. The scaly-foot snail, or volcano snail, ...

Scientists have discovered a giant snail species living at a depth of around 6km in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, marking the deepest-known habitat for any limpet. The species, found on hard ...