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

The winter months and post-holiday slump are notorious for their ability to turn even the most prepared person into a ...

In the shallow marine waters off of the coasts of Japan, Philippines, you can find these adorable little creatures floating about in their magical underworld. They are Leaf Sheep.They are one of the ...

Have you ever wondered if slugs can smile — or if they even have teeth? Their smooth bodies and simple appearance might ...

Slugs. They’re slimy. They’re sticky. And they make some people squirm. The largest type of slug in the United States, named for its yellow body, is the banana slug. Some banana slugs also have brown ...

Part animal, part plant, bright green, and totally bizarre: Meet the sea slug Elysia chlorotica. Biologists already knew that this organism, native to the marshes of New England and Canada, was a ...

*Speaking of humans with viruses for brains, what the heck gives with a mollusc that can photosynthesize? No, it doesn't have algae on board, it IS a freaking algae plant. "SEATTLE — It’s easy being ...

A GHOSTLY new species of sea slug has been discovered in the ‘midnight zone’ – more than 7,000ft below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute ...

The California quail, majestic redwoods and glowing orange poppy can now welcome two animal icons to the state’s lineup of official symbols: Dungeness crab and banana slugs. On Friday, Gov. Gavin ...

Photos of Costasiella kuroshimae, a.k.a. the “leaf sheep” sea slug, have recently gone viral on Twitter again, and for good reason. The leaf sheep doesn’t just have an absurdly cute name, it also has ...