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Animal India - Slug
Slug, or land slug, is a common name for any apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod Mollusca. Most species of slugs are generalists, feeding on a broad spectrum of organic materials, including leaves from living plants, lichens, mushrooms, and even carrion. Some slugs are predators and eat other slugs and snails, or earthworms. Slugs' bodies are made up mostly of water and, without a full-sized shell, their soft tissues are prone to desiccation. They must generate protective mucus to survive. Many species are most active just after rain because of the moist ground or during nighttime. An insect crawls on the floor of a house and shrinks when touched at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/09/2023. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)
Photo Details
| Photo ID | #10569752 |
|---|---|
| Date Taken | |
| Location | N/A |
| Photographer | Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto |
| Category | Human Interest |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto |
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Slug
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shell-less terrestrial gastropod
Mollusca
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organic materials
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mushrooms
carrion
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other slugs
snails
earthworms
water
full-sized shell
soft tissues
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protective mucus
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rain
moist ground
nighttime
insect
floor of house
shrinks when touched
Tehatta
West Bengal
India
28/09/2023
Photo
Soumyabrata Roy
NurPhoto.
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