Republic of Fun, developers of radically fun games for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and beyond, today announced the release of Slug Wars: To Shell and Back for iPad. Republic of Fun were able to build on ...

Wander through your backyard or walk along a stream and it’s likely you’ll see a snail – small, squishy animals with shells on their backs. Snails are found in water, whether in salty oceans, rivers ...

Snails have shells the moment they're born, but it's kind of hard to tell. In fact, it's hard to even see a baby snail. Some are nearly microscopic, such as Angustopila psammion, whose adult-sized ...

Even for the most ardent nature fan, it is all too easy to overlook slugs. Not only are they small, on the ground, and well, ...

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 ...

More issues with slugs and snails are on the rise after significant rainfall in parts of the country this spring. A slug is a snail without a shell, and they both favor a habitat that is wet and cool.

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As a slug, Norman admires the patterned shells on snails’ backs. And who can blame him? In Hendra’s vivid illustrations, their shells are as bright and enticing as peppermint candies. But the snails ...

Slugs may be considered one of the more innocuous garden residents, but they won’t stand aside when food is on the line.

Slugs. They eat your lettuces, chew your cabbages, defoliate your dahlias and assassinate your asters. Even the name “slug” is unpleasant. It comes from the Middle English “slugge”, from a Norwegian ...

Californians likely already know the state animal is that which is emblazoned upon the state flag — the California grizzly bear. Perhaps some are even already aware the official flower remains the ...