What is the definition of a slug?
A snail with a housing problem!
I know. It’s a very old joke. But its punch line truly is the primary difference between a snail and a slug. They are both in the mollusk phylum, and both are gastropods (literally, “stomach-foot”), that, despite their small size, can do quite a bit of damage to your garden’s ornamental and edible plants. They move by gliding along on a trail of mucus secreted by their “foot.” It then dries to form the telltale, silvery, slime trail — a sure sign of their presence in your garden. CONTINUE
