Like all good villains, crown-of-thorns starfish have an archnemesis, the giant triton sea snail.Unfortunately, the snails are rare (having been hunted by people for their shells) and have a slow ...

A giant starfish-eating snail could be unleashed to help save the Great Barrier Reef, officials said Monday, with a trial underway to breed thousands of the rare species. Predatory crown-of-thorns ...

Researchers detailed their survey of triton shell sea snails in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science. Latest Headlines. Science News // 7 hours ago. SpaceX's Starship explodes in pre-flight test.

RELEASING giant triton sea snails on the Great Barrier Reef would not lead to a cane toad-like population explosion because scientific controls are tighter than they were 150 years ago, according ...

Now Australian Institute of Marine Science (Aims) research has shown they avoid areas where the Pacific triton sea snail - also known as the giant triton - is present. The snails - which can grow to ...

RELEASING giant triton sea snails on the Great Barrier Reef would not lead to a cane toad-like population explosion because scientific controls are tighter than they were 150 years ago, according ...

Giant triton sea snails recruited to rescue Reef from crown-of-thorns starfish. THIS is what scientists hope to unleash as a weapon to save the Great Barrier Reef.

Triton snails near CO2 vents were approximately 33% smaller than predatory "triton" snails that were at a greater distance from the CO2 vents. The structural integrity of the smaller snails ...

SYDNEY: A giant starfish-eating snail could be unleashed to help save the Great Barrier Reef, officials said on Monday, with a trial underway to breed thousands ...

All Articles for. Triton (Gastropod) Triton is the common name given in particular to a number of species of very large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Charonia.

“Thanks to a computer failure, I rediscovered pictures of a full-grown trumpet snail eating a white sea cucumber,” writes Susan Scott. The trumpet snail’s body is as remarkable as its house ...