Indeed, a slug’s slime contains fibres that keep it from sliding down vertical surfaces. The slime also helps slugs glide over sharp points like glass shards with ease. It is so protective that a slug ...

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Many animals have extraordinary defence mechanisms, from the sea cucumbers that expel their entrails through their anuses to the exploding ants that blow themselves up to protect the colony. Now we ...