Molluscs
"A female that's around 8cm can produce 1 million larvae, while larger individuals can produce as many as 2 million larvae in a single event"
Also known as the European flat oyster, this humble mollusc used to be a vital aspect of London's food trade and is deemed to be an ecosystem engineer. Learn more in our expert guide from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
Do slugs freeze in winter?
Some do, but slugs are surprisingly adept at surviving freezing conditions – very low temperatures do not have a particularly negative impact on overall numbers for the following year.
10,000 oysters introduced to new reef in North East England
In a bid to restore Britain’s native oyster population, conservationists from the Wild Oysters Project have created a new underwater reef ‘the size of a football pitch' off the coast of Sunderland
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A swim in the sea with an inquisitive octopus
When holidaymaker Dave Musgrove ventured down to the coast, he stumbled across a curious cephalopod.
Do octopuses ever live together?
Octopuses are typically solitary creatures, but a group of them were found living together off Australia's coastline.
Why do female octopuses die after reproducing?
Mother octopuses never meet their babies, as they stop eating and die of starvation before the young hatch. However, that’s probably a good thing.
How Jeremy the 'shellebrity' snail found fame and advanced scientific understanding
When a rare left-handed snail popped up in a London garden, it gave scientists a unique opportunity to study the root of this mysterious phenomenon, with a lot of help from citizen scientists.
