fACTS ABOUT SLUGS
* Slug is a common name for an apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusk.
* Slugs use their slime to suction power and to travel upside down and up trees and other vertical surfaces.
* When in danger the slug will emit a thick mucus coating and make their body shorter and fatter. They can fit into almost any space due to their ability to become very long and thin or short and fat.
* Slugs have both male and female reproductive parts so they can mate themselves.
* Slugs have a membrane that allow them to drink water from anywhere on their body. If you dump salt on a slug it will melt because of the osmotic process through their skin.
* Slugs use their slime to suction power and to travel upside down and up trees and other vertical surfaces.
* When in danger the slug will emit a thick mucus coating and make their body shorter and fatter. They can fit into almost any space due to their ability to become very long and thin or short and fat.
* Slugs have both male and female reproductive parts so they can mate themselves.
* Slugs have a membrane that allow them to drink water from anywhere on their body. If you dump salt on a slug it will melt because of the osmotic process through their skin.
Digestive system
* After food has been taken in by the radula, ciliary currents or muscle contractions will transport food through the digestive tract to the stomach where digestion takes place. The food will then be broken down by the enzymes secreted by the salivary and digestive glands. Undigested food will become feces that are eliminated through the anus, and nitrogen-containing waste, ammonia that resulted from the cellular metabolism will be removed from the body fluid through the tube-like nephridia.