EditorialScaphinotus, Print, Scaphinotus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless.
EditorialScaphinotus, Print, Scaphinotus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless.
EditorialA spray bottle with water from the waterfall at Chittenango Falls State Park to keep the Chittenango ovate amber snails moist before their release back into the wild, in Cazenovia, in central New York, Aug. 25, 2022. (Jessica Suarez/The New York Times)
EditorialGrouper, which is known for its lean and moist meat, is regarded in Taiwan as a relatively high-end seafood typically eaten on special occasions. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)