Animal world
Leeches can be problematic like yellow snails
With the ability to reproduce very quickly, leeches can have huge consequences for the ecological environment and human health. Exterminating this specie is not easy.
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Animal world
Technical error kills a number of rare snails
New Zealand conservationists say a technical error has caused 800 rare earth snails (classified as highly endangered) to freeze to death.
Animal world
The survival secret of Japanese snails
New research by Japanese scientists shows that land snails are widely distributed in the habitat of the Ogasawara Islands of this country by surviving the bird's digesti…
Animal world
Discover more than 1,000 new species of creatures
The World Wildlife Fund and the World Wildlife Fund have discovered 1,060 new species of organisms in the Papua New Guinea rainforest.
Animal world
10 of the most exotic
National Geographic magazine has just published a list of the 10 most newly discovered animals in 2010, including the asexual breeding lizard Leiolepis ngovantrii in Vie…
Animal world
The 'escape' mates
Gender conflict is a phenomenon not only in people. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) have discovered a female snail that tries to hide its gender
Animal world
Giant snakehead sea turtle
Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is recognized as the largest sea turtle in the world and the fourth largest reptile after 3 giant crocodiles.
Animal world
The snail shell is long
Shells of some Atlantic snail species - an important link in the food chain - have grown considerably over the last century, a new study finds.
Animal world
Can shells survive?
Can the snail's life continue if its shell breaks? The answer is yes, provided the break is not too big and far from the top.
Animal world
Vietnam: Strange creatures invade the river
Vietnam has imported 41 exotic aquatic animals over the past 50 years. The Ministry of Fisheries survey found that 7 species need to be strictly monitored due to its har…
Animal world
18 most dangerous invasive invertebrate species in the world
This sweet potato fly is a dangerous type of food for food crops and fibers worldwide. The damage occurs due to the muddy and plastic smoke on the leaves of the tree, wh…
Animal world
Lotus snails sleep during the winter and summer
Snails always piggyback on the back of a sophisticated tall spiral house, crawling to wet places to eat. By the hot dry season, he crouched inside
Scientific application
Eliminate 3 seriously invasive alien species
By 2020, three seriously invasive alien species, Pomacea canaliculata, Mimosa pigra and Mimosa diplotricha, must be controlled and eradicated nationwide.
Scientific application
Saliva of the slug does all the pain
New painkillers have revolutionized the pharmaceutical industry. This drug is unique in that they are made from ... sea slugs.