Scientists exploring the cave in 2010 found just one living specimen of the snail in a chamber 0.6 miles beneath the Earth’s surface. The chamber was about 38 degrees Fahrenheit, had 100% ...

Called Zospeum tholussum, the fragile snail was found nearly a kilometer (3,215 feet) below the surface in a chamber full of rocks, sand, and a small stream running through it.

An expedition in the deepest cave system in Croatia, Lukina Jama–Trojama, discovered a beautiful new species of a tiny translucent snail. The newly discovered species belongs to the evolutionary ...

Strange Translucent Snail Discovered 3,000 Feet Below Ground By Kelly Dickerson 2013-09-16T22:23:00Z ...

The top 10 new species of 2014 includes a see-through snail, a teeny tiny wasp with fairy wings, and an anenome that lives on the underside of a glacier -- all of which are brand-new to science.

A new snail species with a beautifully translucent shell was recently discovered more than 3,000 feet (914 meters) underground in a Croatian cave. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience ...

An itsy-bitsy mollusk in Borneo is the new record holder for the world's smallest known snail, a new study finds. Its shiny, translucent, white shell has an average height of 0.027 inches (0.7 ...

Strange translucent snail discovered almost a kilometre below ground. This new kind of snail appears to be blind, but seeing isn't a very important sense when you live in a dark underground cave.

Deep in a Croatian cave, scientists have discovered a tiny snail with a shell that looks as if it is made of glass. The Zospeum tholussum specimen was found more than half a mile beneath the Earth ...

An expedition in the deepest cave system in Croatia, Lukina Jama–Trojama, discovered a beautiful new species of a tiny translucent snail. The newly discovered species belongs to the evolutionary ...

The top 10 new species of 2014 includes a see-through snail, a teeny tiny wasp with fairy wings, and an anenome that lives on the underside of a glacier — all of which are brand-new to science ...