Slugs belong to the phylum of molluscs, in the class Gastropoda, which are soft-bodied invertebrate animals.
6 inch slug
Slugs are related to snails, but do not have a shell. All slugs have a protective coat of slime and a distinctive head with protruding tentacles, which have eyes at the end. The tentacles are used to smell and locate food.
slug on cabbage
slug damaged lettuce
slugged damaged strawberry
Slugs eat plants so they are a great pest in the vegetable garden; some species are carnivorous and eat other slugs, snails, and earthworms.
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