These marine snails combine exceptional vision, protective shells, and acrobatic ... While most snails crawl, conch snails ...

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so large eyes would have been useful to help with escaping danger. In addition, conch snails evolved to have another amazing feature: a curve in the shell. They can retract their eyes into their ...

Soman -- who loves to work out in the nature, especially going out running -- also mentioned some other health benefits of blowing the conch shell. "Blowing a conch exercises the muscles in your ...

The large, marine snail is heavily in demand for its meat and iconic shell, which is used for décor and jewelry; overfishing and poaching have caused its decline in the Mexican Caribbean. “Under ...