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+ | |name=Slug | ||
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+ | |domain=Eukaryota | ||
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+ | |phylum=Molluska | ||
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+ | |class=Gastropoda | ||
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+ | '''Slug''' refers to many species of terrestrial gastropod [[mollusk]] found world-wide, and characterized by the lack of a visible shell. | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
− | Slugs vary in size but range from 1 inch in length to | + | Slugs vary in size but range from 1 inch in length to 7 inches long<ref>http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2010.html</ref>) |
== Diet == | == Diet == | ||
− | + | Most species of slug eat decaying plant material or fungi; several species eat living plants, while a few more are carnivorous, eating earthworms and other slugs. | |
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== Reproduction == | == Reproduction == | ||
− | Slugs are [[hermaphrodite]]s, having both female and male reproductive organs. Several days after fertilisation, around 30 eggs are laid in a hole in the ground | + | Slugs are [[hermaphrodite]]s, having both female and male reproductive organs. Several days after fertilisation, around 30 eggs are laid in a hole in the ground or underneath something solid such as a rock or log, away from direct sunlight and predators. |
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== References== | == References== |
Revision as of 05:56, November 27, 2010
Slug | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom Information | |
Domain | Eukaryota |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum Information | |
Phylum | Molluska |
Class Information | |
Class | Gastropoda |
Population statistics |
Slug refers to many species of terrestrial gastropod mollusk found world-wide, and characterized by the lack of a visible shell.
Contents
Description
Slugs vary in size but range from 1 inch in length to 7 inches long[1])
Diet
Most species of slug eat decaying plant material or fungi; several species eat living plants, while a few more are carnivorous, eating earthworms and other slugs.
Reproduction
Slugs are hermaphrodites, having both female and male reproductive organs. Several days after fertilisation, around 30 eggs are laid in a hole in the ground or underneath something solid such as a rock or log, away from direct sunlight and predators.