Sticky slug mucus has been used to create a glue that can stop internal bleeding by binding biological tissues together—even when they are wet. Scientists tested the adhesive on a range of tissues, ...

The defensive mucus of the Arion subfuscus slug has inspired materials scientists trying to invent better medical adhesives. (Nigel Cattlin/Visuals Unlimited/Getty Images) The European slug is average ...

When the Dusky Arion slug (Arion subfuscus) feels threatened, it secretes a mucus that makes it almost impossible to remove from whatever surface it happens to be on. Inspired by that ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The glue used similar design principles as slug slime to stick to and seal bloody pig tissue The glue used ...

Some damp things, like sweaty thighs, only want to stick together. Others, like wet organs, are far less cooperative. But now scientists have devised a clever way to make them play nice: a two-part ...

The European slug is average in every way: slimy, brownish, shorter than a credit card. But Arion subfuscus has a minor superpower: When it's scared, it can glue itself to wet surfaces very well, and ...