Like all gastropods (slugs and snails) whose bodies are made of mostly water, banana slugs must stay moist to stay alive. To avoid dehydration, gastropods secrete a layer of mucus, or slime ...

Yeast, sugar and water are the household items you need to keep slugs at bay this winter. Slugs are active all year long meaning even your autumn crops are not safe from these slimy pests ...

Earlier this year, Hurricane Helene soaked the Carolinas and Virginia and sent a huge slug of water and its debris down the New River. That water and debris accumulated at Bluestone Lake above ...