Meet the IUCN SSC Mollusc Specialist Group!

The Group works to contribute to molluscan biodiversity conservation, recognising the intrinsic value of molluscs and their roles in ecosystem health and human livelihoods.

#WeAreSSC #Molluscs #Biodiversity #Conservation

Found by RodYur, Russia

See the full find.
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#BandedSnail #Molluscs #Invertebrate

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Two colours, same species.

These Taylor’s sea hares (also known as eelgrass sea hares and zebra leafslugs) crawl on seagrass and eat the epiphytic algae growing on their blades. Effectively acting as natural weedkillers.

#seaslugs #nudibranchs
#molluscs

Normally I don’t like sesame seeds, but for these little guys I’m willing to make an exception.

#nudibranchs #molluscs

Today - October 8th - is world #octopus day!
So I want #poetry, #prose, and #artwork themed around those glorious #molluscs please!
(I might repost my Bob the octopus piece from a few months ago...)

#SometimgEveryday
#prompt #writingprompt #writing #writesky #blueskypoetry #5amwritersclub

🐌 Field day!
Went out collecting freshwater snails today with Jakke and @davidboukal.bsky.social 🇨🇿 in a pond close to the Austrian border in South Bohemia. Always good to get out of the office and into the mud!
#Ecology #Fieldwork #Molluscs #FreshwaterEcology #Czechia

Molluscs like snails use chitin to form radulae in their version of a mouth known as an odontophore, the radula are very efficient at tearing through structure acting like a saw. This efficiency has even been copied in industry. youtu.be/wED6rZAqLzg #molluscs #radula

Elberry Cove #molluscs: gastropods (so called as they're stomachs on feet, not due to their tastiness to humans), Lined Top #Snail (Phorcus lineatus) & Black-footed Limpet (Patella depressa) plus 2 bivalves, Rough Cockle (Acanthocardia tuberculata) & #invasivespecies Pacific Oyster. #Molluscmonday