Cephalopods are unlike anything else in the ocean! They’re the fastest, largest, and most intelligent invertebrates, propelling themselves with jet-powered speed and mastering the art of disguise like ...

A new study has uncovered a hidden transport system for microplastics, revealing how they move in deep-sea currents.

The recent discovery of nine new species of carnivorous land snails in the remote forests of Papua New Guinea has sparked ...

Taught by Dr. Ruth McDowell, assistant Professor of biology, Invertebrate Zoology instructs students on the diversity of invertebrate animals. Taught as a lecture and an attached lab, students are ...

Have you ever heard of a Milnesium tardigradum or tardigrade? It has just received a very unusual award - invertebrate of the year 2025! The contest was run by the Guardian newspaper, with readers ...

AKOUDA, Tunisia (AP) — In fields outside their hometown in central Tunisia, an increasing number of unemployed young men are seeking a new way to make a living, picking snails off of rocks and ...

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A Tunisian woman eats a meal of snails to break her Ramadan fast, in Sfax, Tunisia, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ons Abid) A Tunisian woman eats a meal of snails to break her Ramadan fast ...

AKOUDA, Tunisia (AP) — In fields outside their hometown in central Tunisia, an increasing number of unemployed young men are seeking a new way to make a living, picking snails off of rocks and leaves ...

The study of the physiology and ecology of animals that don't have backbones, ranging from worms to sea stars, and of parasites, which can often provide insights into complex ecosystems. (Sea star ...

While the functions of IgSF in vertebrates are relatively well understood, their roles in invertebrates remain underexplored. This review aims to comprehensively summarize the functions and mechanisms ...

Lusha Tronstad, lead invertebrate zoologist with the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Natural Diversity Database (WYNDD), recently received the Professional of the Year Award from the Wyoming Chapter ...