I am doing this because I want to help kids with their learning and also reflect my knowledge on to other people and then it spreads around to everyone!
What I'm doing is writing a report about slugs.We went out into the garden to find an insect and we found one and had to make a report about that insect.
The best thing I enjoyed was going to find an insect which was pretty hard because they were so small that you could hardly ever see them.But what was exploring around the school where we found plats that had some insects stuck on them.
What was challenging was that we had to find a different insect other then an ant.We had to find something else because we knew more about ants then any other insects.
Me and my group over came it by finding a slug that was on a bark.We rejoiced that we had found another insect,other then an ant.
This picture is from www.bugnation.co.uk
What are slugs
Slugs are tiny insects that are slithery.They create slime when they go along.They live in gardens but,most of the time you would see them where there is a lot of water.
Habitat
Slugs live in wet damp places.They like to live there so they can suck the water.They would rather live in damp conditions,then live in the warm conditions because,there would be more water to drink from.Britain has 30 different types of slugs that are all different types of sizes and lengths.
Reproduction
Slugs don’t need a mate to reproduce babies.They can reproduce by themselves but still need a mate.When a lady slug reproduces,it reproduces around 30 eggs.Not just 30 eggs,HUNDREDS of eggs,the eggs crack and the slugs come out and then the baby slugs that are ladies will do the same thing like their mother.Some slugs have names but if,they grow up without a parent,then they will not have a name.
Slugs slime
A slug's slime can absorb water when it moves.Some times when you place it on your hand it puts slime on you hand and sometimes,it is impossible to take the slime of your hand!So make sure you don’t get too close to slime.
Color of a slugs blood
A slugs color of blood is way different from us so that means that they have a different color of their blood.We have red blood but for the slugs,they have green blood.If you squash it,green blood will start oozing out.
Colors of a slug
A color of a slug is brown or either black.If it is a black slug it can camouflage to black things,even to the dark.but for the brown slugs,they can camouflage to all brown things around the so they don’t get eaten by the animals that surround them.
Adaptation
A slugs adaptation is slime.As you see in the introduction I have told you that when slugs move around they create slime.When you follow a slug,you would see a track of green slime at the back of a slug when it moves around.
Length
Did you know that a slug can grow 20 times as long as their normal length?Amazing right.These slugs have amazing adaptations and they have different types of ways to show it.
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Teeth
This is where it gets more exciting.Did you know that a slug has 3,000 teeth?It is like a shark.And when a slug loses its teeth,it can replace it and it can grow,and grow and grow.A slug is kind of similar to a shark but instead a slug is little and a shark is enormous.
Attack
We are not afraid of slugs but,some insects are because,when an insect tries to get the slug,then the slug will run away an the insect will slip.You know why?Because the slug made a trail of slime!
Glossary:
Reproduce-Creating babies for that kind of creature.
Camouflage-Blend in with a color so if you were a tiger then you would blend in with things that are orange.
Oozing-going out
absorb-Absorb means like sucking in things.For example a slug absorbs water so it gets water.
