These marine snails combine exceptional vision, protective shells, and acrobatic ... While most snails crawl, conch snails possess an exceptionally large foot that allows them to make sudden ...

so large eyes would have been useful to help with escaping danger. In addition, conch snails evolved to have another amazing feature: a curve in the shell. They can retract their eyes into their ...

Two of the boys, Ralph and Piggy, find a large conch shell and use it like a trumpet to call the other survivors onto the beach. Last to arrive are Jack and a group of choirboys. After some ...

The conch shell has been an integral part of Hindu rituals for centuries where it is often blown at the beginning of prayers or ceremonies and is believed to dispel negativity while inviting ...