Slug - Wikipedia A slug on a wall in Kanagawa, Japan Slug or land slug is a common name for any apparently shell -less terrestrial gastropod mollusc The word slug is also often used as part of the common name of any gastropod mollusc that has no shell, a very reduced shell, or only a small internal shell, particularly sea slugs and semi-slugs (this is in contrast to the common name snail, which applies to
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Slug | Description, Families, Facts | Britannica Slug, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda in which the shell is reduced to an internal plate or a series of granules or is completely absent The term generally refers to a land snail Slugs belonging to the subclass Pulmonata have soft, slimy bodies and are generally restricted to moist habitats
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Understanding Slugs: What They Are and How to Manage Them What are Slugs? Slugs are slimy mollusks that belong to the class Gastropoda They are soft-bodied creatures that lack a protective shell, making them vulnerable to desiccation and predation Unlike snails, which possess a shell, slugs have evolved a unique mode of movement by secreting mucus to help them glide across surfaces