Inspired by slug slime, scientists have developed a flexible adhesive that sticks to wet surfaces. This stretchy glue can be attached to a beating, bleeding heart and could someday replace stitches in ...

Scientists searching for a better surgical glue have hit on what might seem like an unlikely source: a small slug whose sticky slime keeps it safe from would-be snackers. The new glue is stickier and ...

Below the majestic trees and prehistoric ferns that grace California’s redwood forests lives a weird and slimy creature: the banana slug. Named for their bright yellow color, banana slugs aren’t that ...

Even for the most ardent nature fan, it is all too easy to overlook slugs. Not only are they small, on the ground, and well, sluggish, they also don’t tend to please the average gardener. They eat ...

The European slug is average in every way: slimy, brownish, shorter than a credit card. But Arion subfuscus has a minor superpower: When it's scared, it can glue itself to wet surfaces very well, and ...

“Animal feces are also part of the diet of some slug species,” he says, which probably adds a certain pungency to a slug’s bouquet. One slug relative, the garlic snail, gets its name from the ...

The defensive mucus of the Arion subfuscus slug has inspired materials scientists trying to invent better medical adhesives. (Nigel Cattlin/Visuals Unlimited/Getty Images) The European slug is average ...