A mucus thread becomes a suspension lineSourced
Leopard slugs have an unusual mating position
Limax maximus, commonly called the leopard slug, mates while a pair hangs from a thick mucus thread attached to a branch or another structure. The familiar ground-crawling animal temporarily takes up an aerial position.
Mucus can help support more than movement along the ground.
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