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![close up of a new species of yellow snail found in the Florida Keys](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kywQNAXDjhuiKtqCL2EPmD-320-80.jpg)
Bright yellow sea snail named 'margarita' in honor of late musician Jimmy Buffett
By Harry Baker published
The margarita sea snail, which shoots out a toxic mucus web to catch prey, was discovered on a coral reef in the Florida Keys and was named after Buffett, who died on Sept. 1.
![an amber snail with green stripy eyestalks infected with the Green-banded broodsac parasite sitting on a yellow petal](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q5Qu5FgsS5U9FywYBvhice-320-80.jpg)
Green-banded broodsac: The brain-hijacking parasite that creates disco zombie snails
By Megan Shersby published
This parasitic worm crawls into the eyestalks of snails, takes over its brain then pulsates to make the mollusk look like a dancing caterpillar.
![several giant african land snails in green grass; two are mating in the foreground](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hgYcuzDPSWAmgFKKAHEHM5-320-80.jpg)
Giant snails that were eating Florida homes finally eradicated … again
By Nicoletta Lanese published
![Cuvierina atlantica, a sea butterfly with an elongated shell](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kHSesVyofmKLwJhxA3Jyi9-320-80.png)
These sea snails fly like butterflies, sink like hang-gliders (VIDEO)
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Scientists studied how shell shape helps marine snails "fly" through water.
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This Iron-Shelled Snail Is Totally Metal … And Now It’s Endangered
By Mindy Weisberger published
Iron scales may not be enough to protect the scaly-foot snail from extinction.
![George, the last known <em>Achatinella apexfulva</em> snail in the Hawaiian Islands, died on New Year's Day, 2019.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HXbcNFA9HSMouJHyh2BCtL-320-80.jpg)
George the Snail, the Last and Loneliest of His Kind, Dies
By Laura Geggel published
George the snail won't be leaving any more silvery trails in his wake. The 14-year-old champ — the last known snail of his species — died in captivity on New Year's Day, 2019.
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Tiny Antarctic 'Kidnappers' Steal Sea Snails & Wear Them Like Backpacks
By Mindy Weisberger published
Shrimp-like crustaceans abduct sea snails and steal their poisonous defense.
![<i>Aplysia californica</i>, also known as the California sea hare](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cpxGBHVyzJzt9YmwztZBfM-320-80.jpg)
Scientists Sucked a Memory Out of a Snail and Stuck It in Another Snail.
By Rafi Letzter published
The researchers have no idea how the memory actually moved from one snail to another, but it happened.
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