what structure do slugs use to move
The most common slugs in the Midwest is Deroceras reticulatum, the grey garden slug (Shetlar, 2000). Slugs are often described as a âsnail without a shellâ. Like snails, they have a soft, unsegmented body 2.5 â 20 cm long, depending on species. It is covered with a layer of protective mucus that helps them to move about. Because of this mucus layer, slugs require conditions and thus seek out dark, cool areas, emerging from their hiding places evening or at night. A slugâs body consists of a usually in the head, neck, mantle, tail, and foot.