Tiny new species of snail named after Picasso

Tiny new species of snail named after Picasso

They say beauty is everywhere if we have eyes to see. A team of scientists looked at a tiny, 3-mm snail and saw art.

Newly Discovered Tiny Snail Species Named After Picasso

A team of international malacologists has unveiled a breathtaking discovery in the world of microsnails, shedding new light on the extraordinary diversity and intricate morphology hidden within diminutive terrestrial mollusks of Southeast Asia. Among their findings is a snail species so striking in its shell architecture that it has been named Anauchen picasso, in tribute to the famed Cubist artist Pablo Picasso. This discovery is part of a comp…