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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...