This article was originally featured on The Conversation. 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.

A single night of spring rain can transform a quiet garden into a slow-moving feast. Leaves that looked flawless yesterday suddenly show ragged holes, seedlings disappear at the soil line, and shiny ...

Slugs and snails are mollusks and are related to oysters and clams. Snails are the ones with shells and slugs are the ones without shells. These tiny animals eat using their rasping mouthpart called ...

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 ...