May 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Tiny, colorful baby scallops — a total cuteness overload in one dish!
You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧
You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧
September 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
From the great minds in the world-renowned Department of Malacology at the Academy of Natural Sciences:
Seashells by Paul Callomon & Gary Rosenberg is a marvelous single-volume reference to some five thousand species, presenting shells found from sandy beaches & coral reefs to polar shores & the ocean depths.
Available 13 Oct.
Preorder yours: buff.ly/vzA4JBG
#Shells #Seashells #Nature #Mollusks
Available 13 Oct.
Preorder yours: buff.ly/vzA4JBG
#Shells #Seashells #Nature #Mollusks
September 25, 2026 at 2:14 AM
From the great minds in the world-renowned Department of Malacology at the Academy of Natural Sciences:
One of the most amazing modern death metal bands in existence.
ALL HAIL MOLLUSCA
ALL HAIL MOLLUSCA
January 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
One of the most amazing modern death metal bands in existence.
ALL HAIL MOLLUSCA
ALL HAIL MOLLUSCA
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Now Playing 🎵 🔊
Slugdge - Esoteric Malacology
babe whats wrong youve barely listened to your alien death metal today :///
Slugdge - Esoteric Malacology
babe whats wrong youve barely listened to your alien death metal today :///
Esoteric Malacology
Album · Slugdge · 2018 · 8 songs
open.spotify.com
October 2, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Now Playing 🎵 🔊
Slugdge - Esoteric Malacology
babe whats wrong youve barely listened to your alien death metal today :///
Slugdge - Esoteric Malacology
babe whats wrong youve barely listened to your alien death metal today :///
Today, the USDA lost experts in Psylloidea, Thysanoptera, Cerambycidae, Hymenoptera, Pseudococcidae, and Malacology. This is a devastating loss of expertise, occuring without warning. Their union's official statement on the issue can be found here: aginspectors.org/2-14-2025-a-... #entomology 🧪
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Today, the USDA lost experts in Psylloidea, Thysanoptera, Cerambycidae, Hymenoptera, Pseudococcidae, and Malacology. This is a devastating loss of expertise, occuring without warning. Their union's official statement on the issue can be found here: aginspectors.org/2-14-2025-a-... #entomology 🧪
#NewSpecies!
New #landsnail from #myanmar just crawled in:
Acinolaemus altus
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/6ED1EB58-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #AcinolaemusAltus
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fauna #malacology #gastropods #snails
New #landsnail from #myanmar just crawled in:
Acinolaemus altus
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/6ED1EB58-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #AcinolaemusAltus
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fauna #malacology #gastropods #snails
October 2, 2026 at 12:31 PM
#NewSpecies!
New #landsnail from #myanmar just crawled in:
Acinolaemus altus
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/6ED1EB58-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #AcinolaemusAltus
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fauna #malacology #gastropods #snails
New #landsnail from #myanmar just crawled in:
Acinolaemus altus
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/6ED1EB58-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #AcinolaemusAltus
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fauna #malacology #gastropods #snails
Are you a biologist with a focus on malacology or invertebrate zoology? The MCZ is looking to hire a Curatorial Assistant in our malacology department! Apply at https://bit.ly/4sbHCnL
April 1, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Are you a biologist with a focus on malacology or invertebrate zoology? The MCZ is looking to hire a Curatorial Assistant in our malacology department! Apply at https://bit.ly/4sbHCnL
#NowPlaying Slugdge. Esoteric Malacology #MetalSky
January 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
#NowPlaying Slugdge. Esoteric Malacology #MetalSky
We are pleased to introduce Molluscan Horizons, a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal born from a joint effort of Latin American malacological societies, led and funded by the Brazilian Society of Malacology.
To learn more, please visit our website: www.molluscanhorizons.org
To learn more, please visit our website: www.molluscanhorizons.org
April 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We are pleased to introduce Molluscan Horizons, a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal born from a joint effort of Latin American malacological societies, led and funded by the Brazilian Society of Malacology.
To learn more, please visit our website: www.molluscanhorizons.org
To learn more, please visit our website: www.molluscanhorizons.org
Happiness is having a job where you can just run down to the Malacology section and ask to borrow a cup of snails
July 25, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Happiness is having a job where you can just run down to the Malacology section and ask to borrow a cup of snails
#NewSpecies!
New snail from #malaysia just crawled in:
Hypselostoma bubalus
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/22793DE1-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #HypselostomaBubalus
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #taxonomy #ecology #nature #conservation #malacology #gastropods #snails #landsnails
New snail from #malaysia just crawled in:
Hypselostoma bubalus
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/22793DE1-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #HypselostomaBubalus
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #taxonomy #ecology #nature #conservation #malacology #gastropods #snails #landsnails
April 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
#NewSpecies!
New snail from #malaysia just crawled in:
Hypselostoma bubalus
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/22793DE1-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #HypselostomaBubalus
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #taxonomy #ecology #nature #conservation #malacology #gastropods #snails #landsnails
New snail from #malaysia just crawled in:
Hypselostoma bubalus
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/22793DE1-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #HypselostomaBubalus
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #taxonomy #ecology #nature #conservation #malacology #gastropods #snails #landsnails
Chrysomallon squamiferum, the scaly-footed gastropod, or volcano snail, lives exclusively near volcanic vents at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, and friends, it is the most METAL gastropod imaginable.
It has no eyes & no jaw, but it does have:
FIRE ARMOR +100.
Let's talk about the metal snail.
It has no eyes & no jaw, but it does have:
FIRE ARMOR +100.
Let's talk about the metal snail.
October 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I'll make sure I listen to Slugdge while reading it
Esoteric Malacology, by Slugdge
8 track album
slugdge.bandcamp.com
September 28, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I'll make sure I listen to Slugdge while reading it
Do you like technical death metal? Do you also have a fondness for slugs and Lovecraftian horrors?
Well do I have a band for YOU! Been jamming to this album for many years now! hahaha
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Well do I have a band for YOU! Been jamming to this album for many years now! hahaha
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Esoteric Malacology - Album by Slugdge
Listen to Esoteric Malacology by Slugdge on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.
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July 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Do you like technical death metal? Do you also have a fondness for slugs and Lovecraftian horrors?
Well do I have a band for YOU! Been jamming to this album for many years now! hahaha
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Well do I have a band for YOU! Been jamming to this album for many years now! hahaha
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Second the Esoteric Malacology rec!
August 8, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Second the Esoteric Malacology rec!
Check out this little guy. 🐌
Bulimulus Bonariensis/Ghost Bulimulus
#snails #photography #macro #nature #malacology #environment
Bulimulus Bonariensis/Ghost Bulimulus
#snails #photography #macro #nature #malacology #environment
December 23, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Check out this little guy. 🐌
Bulimulus Bonariensis/Ghost Bulimulus
#snails #photography #macro #nature #malacology #environment
Bulimulus Bonariensis/Ghost Bulimulus
#snails #photography #macro #nature #malacology #environment
February 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Two of the top National Taxonomists in the U.S., represented by the National Association of Agriculture Employees, have gone public about their controversial firings. #entomology #malacology 🧪 #taxonomy
Two of the top National Taxonomists in the U.S., represented by the National Association of Agriculture Employees, have gone public about their controversial firings. #entomology #malacology 🧪 #taxonomy
They were working to ensure invasive pests didn't destroy U.S. crops — until they were abruptly fired
USDA experts have been swept up in the Trump administration’s frenzied and turbulent efforts to drastically shrink the federal workforce.
www.nbcnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Two of the top National Taxonomists in the U.S., represented by the National Association of Agriculture Employees, have gone public about their controversial firings. #entomology #malacology 🧪 #taxonomy
Two of the top National Taxonomists in the U.S., represented by the National Association of Agriculture Employees, have gone public about their controversial firings. #entomology #malacology 🧪 #taxonomy
#NewSpecies!
New land snail from #frenchguiana just crawled by:
Lilloiconcha galbao
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/31E03958-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #LilloiconchaGalbao
#FAIRdata
#science #ecology #biodiversity #conservation #malacology #gastropods #snails #landsnails
New land snail from #frenchguiana just crawled by:
Lilloiconcha galbao
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/31E03958-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #LilloiconchaGalbao
#FAIRdata
#science #ecology #biodiversity #conservation #malacology #gastropods #snails #landsnails
May 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
#NewSpecies!
New land snail from #frenchguiana just crawled by:
Lilloiconcha galbao
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/31E03958-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #LilloiconchaGalbao
#FAIRdata
#science #ecology #biodiversity #conservation #malacology #gastropods #snails #landsnails
New land snail from #frenchguiana just crawled by:
Lilloiconcha galbao
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/31E03958-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #LilloiconchaGalbao
#FAIRdata
#science #ecology #biodiversity #conservation #malacology #gastropods #snails #landsnails
Nature: Malacology should have all our clam taxonomy covered, right?
February 21, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Nature: Malacology should have all our clam taxonomy covered, right?
#NewSpecies!
New #snail from #croatia just crawled in:
Radomaniola cetinensis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/AB08878A-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #RadomaniolaCetinensis
#FAIRdata
#OA #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #malacology #gastropods
New #snail from #croatia just crawled in:
Radomaniola cetinensis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/AB08878A-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #RadomaniolaCetinensis
#FAIRdata
#OA #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #malacology #gastropods
January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
#NewSpecies!
New #snail from #croatia just crawled in:
Radomaniola cetinensis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/AB08878A-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #RadomaniolaCetinensis
#FAIRdata
#OA #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #malacology #gastropods
New #snail from #croatia just crawled in:
Radomaniola cetinensis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/AB08878A-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #RadomaniolaCetinensis
#FAIRdata
#OA #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #malacology #gastropods