Garden snails seem simple, but they’re full of strange features and habits most people never notice. They move slowly, hide in tiny gaps and appear harmless, yet their bodies are built in clever ways ...

You may think of snails only as small mollusks that wreak havoc in your garden or crawl around on the sidewalk after rain. But in many parts of the world, including France, Germany, and Portugal, ...

Snails have over 1,000 microscopic teeth. Some eat leaves, but different snails eat many different things, including other snails. Photo by Jennifer Schlick Of all the flora and fauna in the region, ...

Leeches might seem like relics of a bygone age of medicine, but they haven’t outlived their usefulness to people yet. The freshwater leech Helobdella austinensis can eat its weight in snails every day ...