Farmers in Louisiana are going toe-to-toe with some nasty enemies: apple snails that clog crawfish traps while laying ...

The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration occurs in four stages over 28 days: wound healing, formation of a special cell mass, emergence of a lens and retina, and ...

The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye-but, unlike human eyes, it can regrow itself if injured or even amputated. New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research ...

The golden apple snail has camera-type eyes that are fundamentally similar to the human eye. Unlike humans, the snail can regenerate a missing or damaged eye. UC Davis biologist Alice Accorsi is ...

A humble freshwater snail, the golden apple snail, possesses an extraordinary ability to regrow an entire, functional eye ...

Farmers in Louisiana are going toe-to-toe with a nasty enemy: large apple snails that clog crawfish traps while laying ...

The ability to regenerate lost body parts has long captured human fascination. Many creatures out in nature can perform feats of repair that far surpass our own abilities. For example, salamanders can ...

Apple snails have eyes that are anatomically similar to vertebrate eyes, including those in humans, with a lens, cornea, and retina. KANSAS CITY, MO—August 6, 2025—The eye of the apple snail is ...

(WGHP) — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced on Monday that Apple Snails are being seen in North Carolina. The harmful invasive aquatic species was identified along the Lumber River in ...

Would you eat this? Louisiana officials are warning the state’s cooks to be wary if they try to eat the invasive giant apple snails spreading in swamps. The snails are native to South America.

The city of San Antonio continues to fight to remove the invasive apple snails from the San Antonio River. One solution would ...