Why Some Slugs Love Docks

(and Others Never Will)

If you’ve spent any real time at docks or tide pools, you’ve probably had this moment:

You’re looking carefully. You’re going during favorable conditions. You’re patient. And yet… you keep seeing the same slugs.

Meanwhile, you know from books, Instagram, and iNaturalist that there are dozens of other species out there. It can start to feel like you’re doi…