Scientists at UC Santa Cruz have completed the first end-to-end genome of the iconic Pacific banana slug, a species ...

January tends to be a quiet time in British gardens as the frosty weather usually means there is not much to do, but slugs can still be a nuisance if you do not take steps to deter them.

‘I love snails and slugs! I just think they’re fascinating,’ says Jon Ablett, our Curator of Molluscs. ‘They’re an unnoticed part of our biodiversity, so it’s my mission to make people look around and ...

What is the banana slug? The banana slug is named for its resemblance to a ripe (or overripe, in the case of spotted individuals) banana. It’s one of the slowest creatures on Earth, moving at a ...

Slugs and snails are notorious leaf chewers ... Many species are hermaphrodites and reproduce by laying eggs. They prefer to ...