A tiny new snail species discovered in Thailand has been named after legendary artist Pablo Picasso, due to the strange, complex geometric patterns seen on its shell. The species, measuring only 3 ...

A tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter Pablo Picasso. Researchers who discovered the three-millimetre creature say they came up with the name because when ...

A tiny snail was recently named after painter Pablo Picasso. It’s one of many species named after celebrities or artists, but some researchers question whether species should be named after people at ...

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A pet snail in West Sussex once stunned record keepers with a 27.3cm shell, yet ocean species grow far larger. So which snail truly claims the crown for size?

The 'Robert Irwin’s Banded Snail' has a dark brown body and a shell with black, dark brown and light brown colors Paul Archuleta/Getty; Courtesy of Australia Zoo Robert Irwin is following in the ...