Although there are many different kinds of sea slugs, only some can photosynthesize. Even beyond sea slugs, the Elysia ...

Peronia watts is now one of four species that call northern Australia home, with an additional two Peronia species native to the waters of Japan, researchers said. Darwin is located on the ...

Banana slugs are decomposers and play an important role in their ecosystem. They eat detritus (dead organic matter), including fallen leaves and plants, animal feces, moss, and mushroom spores ...

Fewer slugs will be spotted this year compared to 2024, experts from the Royal Horticultural Society have predicted.

Chances are, it’s the work of slugs. "Slugs are soft-bodied animals that live in moist areas and feed on many different types of edible and ornamental plants," says Rafia Khan, PhD, assistant ...

Since Donald Trump returned to office, experiments with a sea creature have taken on an unexpected connection to humans.

But the sea slugs in the group Aeolida are practically impervious to these spiny javelins, despite their soft bodies. The aeolid animals employ a coating of chitin, a glucose derivative, in the front ...

The animal belongs to a genus of air-breathing marine slugs called Peronia, according to a study published March 12 in the peer-reviewed journal Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. When researcher Adam B ...