#gastropods — Public Fediverse posts

I think a Northern dusky slug on some type of Russula mushroom. I couldn't tell!

#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #photography #slug #slugs #gastropod #gastropods #mushroom #mushrooms #forest

24-Aug-2026
Evolutionary arm race in Cenozoic seas shaped modern diversity of marine #snails

A large scale study of nearly 700 species reveals the #evolution ary relationships and history of #Neogastropoda, a diverse group of marine snails. The findings provide new evidence for their single origin, identify four new families and reveal a previously undetected burst of diversification in the early #Cenozoic.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1141219

#science #marineBiology #invertebrates #gastropods

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐌🫧 The grove snail secretes five distinct kinds of #mucus from a shared #protein base.

German researchers found that #collagen IV and @calcium work together, cross-linking into networks of varying density to give each #slime different mechanical properties. Lab work, from cryo-scanning electron #microscopy to #proteomics, unpacks the #chemistry behind each output.

👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/how-snails-engineer-their-slime/

#snails #biology #nanochemistry #science #zoology #materials #nature #gastropods #research

Common European Limpet (Patella vulgata)

#Patella #Limpet #Gastropod #SeaLife #MarineLife #ArtWithOpenSource #Patellidae #Limpets #Gastropods #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Darktable #CCBYSA #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography

Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea)

#Periwinkle #Snail #Gastropod #ArtWithOpenSource #Snails #Mollusca #Mollusks #Molluscs #Gastropods #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Darktable #CCBYSA #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

Just another lousy photo.

#Arthropods #Macro #SriLanka #Gastropods

Illustration by Kumataro Ito, from Notes and Description of Specimens Collected on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross (ca. 1908).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/456d94cb-2289-405b-be0e-25b4886c827d

#aquatic #gastropods #nudibranchs #art #publicdomain

A slug crossing a trail.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #photography #slug #slugs #gastropod #gastropods

A snail of some sort!

Grove snail (maybe invasive)

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Grove snail (maybe native)

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Grove snail (maybe invasive)

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Some kind of snail

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Common European Limpet (Patella vulgata)

#Patella #Limpet #Gastropod #SeaLife #MarineLife #ArtWithOpenSource #Patellidae #Limpets #Gastropods #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Darktable #CCBYSA #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography