A Place Where
Slugs Rule!
~The Cool Facts ~
- Fact # 1 There slime makes it easier to move and protects them from sharp objects in the garden, such as rocks and twigs.
- Fact # 2 So if you spot a oorey-gooey slimy trail in your garden then the culprit is a slug for sure!
- Fact # 3 A slug could crawl over a sharp razor and not be cut.
- Fact # 4 Slug use there sense of smell to find there way round the garden.
- Fact # 5 They can also use their slime trail to find there way home.
- Fact # 6 It is when their gooey slim drys it turns a silver colour.
- Fact # 7 Slugs like cool moist places to hang out!
- Fact # 8 Their 'cousins' are oysters, clams and octopi.
- Fact # 9 A slug is a type of mollusk, called gastropod. Which means 'stomach foot'. That sounds so gross! Yuck!
- Fact # 10 A slug's eyes are very sensitive to light,
- Fact # 11 Like Scottie Slug the eat leaves and garden plants.
- Fact # 12 Slugs have not teeth or tongues,
- Fact # 13 Most of a slugs body is one large body used as a foot. How neat is that?
- Fact # 14 Slugs don't like extreme whether conditions. Which is why Scottie is always complaining! Especially when its hot!
- Fact # 15 They dehydrate very quickly and in extreme weather will die. No wonder Scottie likes snowy's water bowl!
- Fact # 16 The life span of a slug is one to six years.
