Introduction

Slugs and snails aren't usually seen as the most beautiful and useful of God's creatures. They are pretty slimy and leave a trail of shining mucus behind everywhere they travel. They eat Nanna's veggies, and she gets cranky and pulls out the salt shaker . They nibble on that that beautiful flower which you were planning to photograph However, there is more to snails and slugs; this is evidenced by photography here on DeviantART. Note: Snails and slugs are gastropods, which is a class of mollusks. Therefore they should be classed into the "Wild Animals" category, not as Insects & Arachnids or as Reptiles & Amphibians, as I've seen done on DA


Snails and Slugs are masters of exploring frontier because of their special mucus. Some species of slugs even lower themselves to the ground using slime cords. Snails and slugs aren't afraid to go climbing up, hanging from weird places at angles, going across grainy and smooth surfaces as evidenced by these photographs...



Slugs and snails can even be found underwater. In fact, an Australian Marine species which can grow up to 77.2 cm (30 inches) in length, and 18 kg (40lbs) in weight, is the biggest of all snails.



Sometimes we find slugs and snails out of nature and making their way.... slowwwwly... Moving across and around human made objects. Some deviants even have the cheek to pick them up and move them



Sometimes we find snail shells... And as those on DA are an artistic bunch, we get creative with them



As humans, we are by nature, curious, so some like taking an even closer look at our slug and snail buddies Most slugs and snails have two pairs of feeler or tentacles on their head and the upper pair are light sensors.



Some even take their relationships with slugs and snails to the next level...