With names like “knobby rams-horn,” “masked duskysnail” and “Hoko vertigo,” Pacific Northwest mollusks may have an amusing image, but they’re also some of the most intriguing invertebrates in the ...

The cuttlefish has one of the largest brain-to-body size ratios of any invertebrate, perhaps even larger than that of the octopus. The cuttlefish brain can handle input from a variety of senses ...

Molluscs are invertebrates and many have evolved to grow external shells that protect and support their squishy bodies. These shells are made from calcium carbonate and conchiolin - a tough protein.

I am a Principal Curator of the NHM's non-insect Invertebrate collections, with responsibilities for material across many collections. In particular, I am responsible for the Bivalvia and smaller ...

They include invertebrates which have soft bodies such as jellyfish, worms and molluscs (like slugs and squids). There are also groups of invertebrates with hard bodies, such as insects ...