The matte-black slug can grow up to 3.5 inches long and stands out from many native species, which typically have lighter markings or colorful spots if they are dark in color. Ashley Morgan-Olvera ...

From movement to mating signals, slug slime plays a vital role in survival and explains those silvery garden trails.

Sam Ballard never did anything wrong, if you ask family and friends. The teenager from Sydney’s upper north shore was having a laugh and some red wine with mates in the backyard, “trying to act like ...

A newly discovered sea slug adds that special something to mating: simultaneous forehead piercing. Found on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the new species of hermaphroditic sea slug­­ — bright yellow ...

How a brilliant-green sea slug manages to live for months at a time 'feeding' on sunlight, like a plant, is clarified in a recent study. The authors present the first direct evidence that the emerald ...

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More and more slug-gun states in the Midwest and East have legalized the use of straight-wall rifles during deer season in recent years. Straight-wall cartridges, like the .350 Legend and .45/70, give ...

The Banana Slug character (shown here with a newly redesigned costume) may very well be the most recognizable image associated with UC Santa Cruz. Walking around the campus, Sammy always runs into ...

This slug has been found guilty of pranking an apartment block in Bavaria, southern Germany, with incessant doorbell ringing in the middle of the night. When residents of the apartment had enough of ...

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