Snail and slug slime acts not only as an adhesive but also as a barrier that prevents dehydration. If this wasn’t enough, it also has antibacterial properties that stop infections and help wounds heal ...

banana slugs must stay moist to stay alive. To avoid dehydration, gastropods secrete a layer of mucus, or slime, which covers their bodies. While snails have shells to help protect their skin from ...

Slugs were the inspiration for a new kind of super-sticky bio glue A defensive mucus secreted by slugs has inspired a new kind of adhesive that could transform medicine, say scientists.

Slugs do not have language in any conventional sense, but they are perfectly capable of 'communicating' the whereabouts of food, for instance, by laying and following slime trails. One reason ...

It's Christmas slime - but there's no need to be afraid of Tate Britain's sluggish festive commission. After all, nothing says Yuletide like two giant illuminated leopard slugs outside a major ...

Intertwining together, the two slugs locked into a tight corkscrew formation. As they did so, their excess slime formed a bond, allowing them to dangle down like trapeze acrobats. The crew watched ...