"Connective tissue of slug. r, ramified cell; f, flattened cell; v, vesicular cell. The fibers in the ground substance are also indicated." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Connective Tissue

"Connective tissue of slug. r, ramified cell; f, flattened cell; v, vesicular cell. The fibers in the…

The name of a genus of gasteropodous mollusca. These animals are slug-like in appearance, and derive their popular name from the prominent character of the front pair of tentacles, which somewhat resemble the ears of a hare

Sea Hare

The name of a genus of gasteropodous mollusca. These animals are slug-like in appearance, and derive…

Marginella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The shells of the species in this genus have spires which range from moderately elevated to flattened. The surface of the shell is glossy and porcellaneous, and it is often but not always colorful.

Marginella

Marginella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the…

Slugs are air-breathing, terrestrial gastropods, almost always destitute of a shell. Slugs are nocturnal, hence are less conspicuous than snails.

Slug

Slugs are air-breathing, terrestrial gastropods, almost always destitute of a shell. Slugs are nocturnal,…

Slugs are terrestrial gastropods.

Slug

Slugs are terrestrial gastropods.

The slug, limax campestris, a pest to tobacco plants.

Slug

The slug, limax campestris, a pest to tobacco plants.

"A very abundant species, and in Europe a broth made of it is used for diseases of the chest." — Goodrich, 1859

Red slug

"A very abundant species, and in Europe a broth made of it is used for diseases of the chest." —…

The Green Sea Slug (Elysia viridis) is a species of a gastropod mollusc in the Placobranchidae family of sea slugs.

Green Sea Slug

The Green Sea Slug (Elysia viridis) is a species of a gastropod mollusc in the Placobranchidae family…

"Soft unsegmented bodies, bilaterally symmetrical, enveloped by a leathery mantle, which usually develops a hard shell-covering, or external skeleton; a symmetrical nervous system, consisting of several connected nerve bunches, or ganglia. Such is the snail." — Hinman, 1888

Snail

"Soft unsegmented bodies, bilaterally symmetrical, enveloped by a leathery mantle, which usually develops…

A series of Stylommatophorous Pulmonata, showing transitional forms between snail and slug.

Snail and Slug

A series of Stylommatophorous Pulmonata, showing transitional forms between snail and slug.

An edible snail. Snails are often seaten as food in many parts of Europe.

Edible Snail

An edible snail. Snails are often seaten as food in many parts of Europe.