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female slugs are slugi? Really?
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'''Slugs''' are small slimy creatures, part of the [[mollusk]] family, which live in dark places. Slugs live in every part of the world, and are found in thousands of different species.   
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'''Slugs''' are small slimy creatures, part of the of the class Gastropoda in the [[mollusk]] family, which live in dark places. The typical shell of a mollusk is reduced to a thin plate embedded in the tissues. Slugs live in every part of the world, and are found in thousands of different species.   
    
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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== Reproduction ==
 
== Reproduction ==
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Female slugs are referred to as slugi and the males referred to as bucks{{fact}}, pregnancy of the slugs last forty days and after this time the "Slugi" deposits several thousand eggs in a dark moist area, away from direct sunlight and predators.  
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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, usually covered by something solid, like a fallen log, away from direct sunlight and predators.  
    
==  Origins ==
 
==  Origins ==
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