"For a second I thought it was an overhead shot of a lush golf hole." ...

With the help of citizen science, researchers have unraveled the close correlation between weather conditions and the appearances of a giant slug species, enabling them to predict the slug's activity ...

For a glue that holds up inside the body, turn to the humble slug, Arion subfuscus. A new super-sticky material mimics slug slime’s ability to stick on slick wet surfaces and could lead to more ...

It’s like something out of a B-grade horror movie. A severed head separates from its body. An unsuspecting scientist assumes a tragic fate, until the head twitches, moves, and regrows its body. Its ...

The lowly sea slug, "Elysia chlorotica," may not seem like the most exciting of creatures, but don't be fooled: It behaves like a plant and is solar-powered, says a biologist who has been studying ...

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If you’re a gardener, chances are you have a tense relationship with slugs. Even though only nine of the 44 species in the UK actually eat your veggies. , and while they’re key to feeding our ...

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 ...

Northern California has seen a population explosion in the bright pink Hopkins’ rose sea slug as a result of warmer waters. Terry Gosliner, senior curator of invertebrate zoology and geology at the ...

When you’re out on a recreational scuba dive, you see all sorts of interesting things. Marine life comes in all shapes and ...

A volunteer with The Rock Pool Project in Falmouth, England discovered quite an extraordinary sight while turning over rocks at the end of the day. Underneath a large rock covered in seaweed, Vicky ...

Many an evening, householders in the quiet town of Emporia, Kans. (pop. 15,000) have been startled by a bobbing light at the bottom of their gardens, and a voice out of the darkness crying: “Ah, there ...