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 ...

A whiff of danger makes hunchbacked conchs so jumpy they actually jump. “A very peculiar movement for a snail,” says Sjannie Lefevre of the University of Oslo in Norway. Admittedly, the motion of ...

Jumping sea snails may become sluggish due to ocean acidification, as lower pH levels disrupt their ability to flee predators, a new study finds. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...