Why are slug so slow?

Question

Is it because they were just made slow or do they have a reason?

Answer 1

The short answer is: because they don't need to move quickly. There are very few species of predatory slugs (most of which themselves prey on slugs), and as far as defense from predation goes, slugs usually rely on their slime, bad taste and camouflage.

Slugs' method of locomotion - namely, slowly twisting their large, muscular foot, to slide along a trail of slime that they lay down as they move - may be extremely slow, but it is also extremely efficient in terms of energy use, and can allow the slug to move over almost any kind of terrain, including broken glass or up a vertical surface.

Answer 2

becouse god made them that way.

Answer 3

Slugs are so slow because of their inefficient method of travel. Slugs use one foot to move from place to place, and that one foot glides on mucus that it excretes - the shiny trail snails leave behind is merely dried mucus. In order to produce enough of this slimy substance, slugs have special secretory cells. They can produce enough mucus to enable them to make it over a sharp blade unharmed, though the mucus does react to copper in such a way that it creates a mild electric current.

they only move at a meagre 0.025 miles per hour. That's one mile per 1.6 days, assuming they move at a constant rate.

Answer 4

Slugs are slow because of their method of transportation, they have no legs, they excrete a slime and stretch their muscles across it, its a painfully slow process.....

Answer 5

i think cuz they were made slow. They dont have feet you know, they have suckers so maybe thats the reason why when they walk they are slow. hope i helped! Cheers! :)