Adelaide residents have been reporting increased numbers of unwelcome six-legged visitors in their homes, but with humid weather to continue amid a flood warning for the state's north, they are likely ...

This tree-climbing giant is one of the largest land slugs on Earth – and its bizarre mating ritual is unlike anything else in the natural world.

A thriving garden is full of life, but not all living organisms are beneficial to plant growth. In addition to butterflies, ...

What if you could employ land snails in a similar zero-waste system? Instead of homegrown vegetables, the ultimate yield for your table would be escargots, those glistening nuggets of protein. Yes, ...

Reproduction in the animal world does not always follow a fixed script. In several species, individuals shift their biological role from male to female, or vice versa, when social structure or ...

Flower breeding in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is no small undertaking. Players will need to create grids of flowers with specific genetics for the chance of obtaining specific colors. In addition ...

California Academy of Sciences researchers and collaborators described 72 new-to-science species in 2025, including a bird, fish, plants, sea slugs, and insects found across six continents, from ocean ...

Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over a thin layer of slime that they produce to ease their way. Snails carry a ...

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