Have you ever touched a slug? Maybe it left its sticky slime on your finger. Why exactly are slugs slimy, and how does their slime help them survive? Meet one of the world’s slowest creatures, the Banana slug, on today’s episode.

Here’s our trail map:

• Where Did the Banana Slug Get Its Name?
• Are Slugs Bugs?
• Why Are Slugs Slimy?
• How Does God Turn Our Disadvantages Into Advantages?

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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:

“But he (God) said to me, ‘My grace is enough for you. When you are weak, my power is made perfect in you.’ So I am very happy to brag about my weaknesses. Then Christ’s power can live in me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NCV)

“We also have joy with our troubles, because we know that these troubles produce patience. And patience produces character, and character produces hope. And this hope will never disappoint us, because God has poured out his love to fill our hearts. He gave us his love through the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to us.” Romans 5:3-5 (NCV)

Terms Learned in This Episode:

Scientific Name: A name used around the world to help people know what a creature is. They are written in the Latin language and help scientists around the world know when they are talking about or writing about the same species of creature.

Common Name: Like a nickname, and sometimes based on what the creature looks like. Common names are often easier to remember than scientific names, but they can be different from country to country.

Mollusk: Soft-bodied animals that have an important organ called a mantle and a special foot used to get around, grasp things, or dig. Most but not all mollusks have shells.

Gastropod: A category of mollusks including snails and slugs. Gastropod = “stomach foot.”

Terrestrial Mollusk: Terrestrial can refer to land. A terrestrial mollusk is a mollusk that lives on land.

Mucus: A slimy substance made by a body to protect certain parts of the body.

Disadvantage: When there are unfavorable circumstances that make it hard to succeed or do well.

Advantage: When conditions are favorable for success. 

Radula: A structure in the mouth of some mollusk animals with rows of microscopic teeth for scraping food off of a surface.

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