The Secret World of Slugs and Snails

by GORDON, DAVID GEORGE

• ISBN13: 9781570616112
• ISBN10: 1570616116
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2010-11-02
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books

Summary

Step into a world that, until now, you've only stepped on. The preeminent expert on the small wonders of the natural world, David George Gordon, playfully and thoughtfully sheds light on the fascinating lives of slugs and snails. Covering everything from snail sex to the manufacture of synthetic slug slime, Gordon takes us on a journey through the languid and magical world of these charismatic invertebrates. From essays like "Grow Your Own Escargot" to indispensable gardening tips, this book is chock-full of information on the much-maligned mollusks. Whether removing non-native slugs from your garden or following a native snail as it meanders across the forest floor, you'll never look at these underdogs the same way again. Book jacket.

Author Biography

David George Gordon is the author of nineteen books about the natural world, including the bestselling Eat-a-Bug Cookbook and The Compleat Cockroach. He has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The View, and been featured in Ripley's Believe It Or Not. He lives in Seattle. Karen Luke Fildes was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. She conveys her enthusiasm for Northwest wildlife and wild places by using pen and ink, and oil on canvas.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Common and Scientific Names of Land Slugs and Snails in this Book	p. xv
Introduction: Why Slow and Steady Wins the Race	p. xvii
Slug and Snail Basics	p. 1
A Gastropod Gallery	p. 35
Seven Wonders of Snaildom	p. 77
Sharing Our Gardens: Coexisting with Slugs and Snails	p. 121
For Additional Reading	p. 149
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