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But conch snails defy these expectations with eyesight as good as some vertebrates. These marine snails combine exceptional vision, protective shells, and acrobatic leaping to evade deadly predators.

However, the game and conch shell don’t tell you who the owner is. To figure this out, you must solve the riddle the conch gives you. There are ten Echo Conches in total, and they’re scattered ...

A conch living underwater in the Florida Keys agreed with groundhog Punxsutawney Phil's prediction of six more weeks of winter.

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 ...

These marine snails combine exceptional vision, protective shells, and acrobatic leaping ... "Unlike the big, colorful eyes of the conch snails, their smaller-eyed relatives have a reduced lens ...