Slugs

The astonishing superpowers of nature’s most unloved animals

Animals
Photo Ark

The astonishing superpowers of nature’s most unloved animals

The astonishing superpowers of nature’s most unloved animals

Should you start slugging? Inside the hottest trend in skincare

Should you start slugging? Inside the hottest trend in skincare

Should you start slugging? Inside the hottest trend in skincare

Great Pacific Garbage Patch is unexpectedly teeming with life

Great Pacific Garbage Patch is unexpectedly teeming with life

Great Pacific Garbage Patch is unexpectedly teeming with life

This sea slug’s mating ritual ends with a stab to the head

Magazine
Basic Instincts

This sea slug’s mating ritual ends with a stab to the head

This sea slug’s mating ritual ends with a stab to the head

This slug chops off its own head, and more curiosities

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Breakthroughs

This slug chops off its own head, and more curiosities

This slug chops off its own head, and more curiosities

World's slowest animals prove speed isn't everything

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Exposure

World's slowest animals prove speed isn't everything

World's slowest animals prove speed isn't everything

Why You Shouldn't Eat a Slug (In Case You Need Reasons)

Gory Details

Why You Shouldn't Eat a Slug (In Case You Need Reasons)

Why You Shouldn't Eat a Slug (In Case You Need Reasons)

Why Do Some Animals Live Life in the Slow Lane?

Weird Animal Question of the Week

Why Do Some Animals Live Life in the Slow Lane?

Why Do Some Animals Live Life in the Slow Lane?

Meet the Adorable "Sea Bunny" Taking Over the Internet

Meet the Adorable "Sea Bunny" Taking Over the Internet

Meet the Adorable "Sea Bunny" Taking Over the Internet

"Huge Surprise": Worms Hitchhike in Slug Guts

"Huge Surprise": Worms Hitchhike in Slug Guts

"Huge Surprise": Worms Hitchhike in Slug Guts

The Sex Lives of Slugs—and Other Mysteries of the Animal Kingdom

The Sex Lives of Slugs—and Other Mysteries of the Animal Kingdom

The Sex Lives of Slugs—and Other Mysteries of the Animal Kingdom

Solar-Powered Slugs Are Not Solar-Powered

Science
Not Exactly Rocket Science

Solar-Powered Slugs Are Not Solar-Powered

Solar-Powered Slugs Are Not Solar-Powered

These Sea Slugs Penetrate Each Other In The Head During Sex

Science
Not Exactly Rocket Science

These Sea Slugs Penetrate Each Other In The Head During Sex

These Sea Slugs Penetrate Each Other In The Head During Sex

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