To celebrate Endangered Species Day, meet the scalyfoot snail, the most metal animal in the world
May 15, 2026
This snail became the first animal living on deep-sea hydrothermal vents to be added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species—it also turns poisonous sulfur into armor
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/celebrate-endangered-species-day-meet-the-scaly-foot-snail-the-most-metal-animal-in-the-world/
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