Evolution doesn’t have to operate at a snail’s pace, even for snails. In experiments designed to simulate the evolutionary transition that produced slugs, researchers exposed baby snails to the metal ...
Although moderately mobile, marine cone snails have perfected several strategies to capture prey. Some fish-hunting species release venom into the surrounding water. Within the plume of toxic venom, ...
SAN ANTONIO — Crouched down amid tall, bristling river plants, David Mullins snaps off a leaf and pulls it from the stalk. Nestled stubbornly in the green are around 900 bubblegum-pink eggs, clumped ...
A cone snail lurks waiting for fish prey to swim past. Although moderately mobile, marine cone snails have perfected several strategies to capture prey. Some fish-hunting species release venom into ...