This snail superfamily is known for its hard operculum, which functions as a lid or trapdoor when the snail retreats into its shell. However, the fact that the specimen is tiny and a juvenile has ...

What was in the water when the folks at DreamWorks Animation decided to make a 3-D digital feature about a snail who wants to race in the Indy 500? “Turbo,” directed by David Soren from his ...

Turbo (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) is an underdog snail whose dreams kick into overdrive when he miraculously attains the power of super-speed. (DreamWorks Animation LLC ...

There are underdogs. And there are underdogs. Then there is “Turbo,” a garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500. Honestly, they pretty much had me at “racing snails.” The idea for ...