The new squid diva is 24ft long. How does she measure up? I just happen to have data sitting on my computer to address that issue. Don’t ask...I lay awake at night thinking about the body size of ...

But the giant mollusc, the world's second biggest, is under mortal threat from a parasite that has ravaged populations since it was identified along Spanish coasts in 2016. Scientists fear that ...

The first known living sample of a giant, ancient mollusc that previously was known almost exclusively by its shells has been recovered from the Philippines. A team of researchers have finally come ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. For hundreds of years, biologists knew of the giant shipworm only from shell fragments and a handful ...

The subject of legends for thousands of years, the largest living invertebrates remain relatively mysterious. Living deep below the surface of the ocean, scientists are only just beginning to reveal ...

The radula sounds like something from a horror movie -- a conveyor belt lined with hundreds of rows of interlocking teeth. In fact, radulas are found in the mouths of most molluscs, from the giant ...

Most people have collected shells at the beach. Some have even started a shell collection. But few people realise these shells are a unique genetic resource that scientists are only beginning to tap ...

With wing-shaped shells lined with iridescent mother-of-pearl and producing the fibres of rare and delicate sea silk, the noble pen shell clam is one of the most emblematic species in the ...