The slug race - the strange slow-motion race in human history

Norwich, England, organized an international race for slugs. Perhaps this is the most exotic race in the world. With the highest high-speed movement of 2.8 mm / sec, the slugs had to undergo a rigorous training process to achieve the perfect fitness before competing one millimeter at a time.

You must be curious about this fascinating race. Slugs will be placed between 3 circles drawn on a damp cloth. The first athlete to reach the outer ring will win the championship. Anyone can bring their own snails from their garden to join the competition.

But surely you will need a lot of patience to cheer the athletes in this exciting race on the runway to the finish line.

Do you find this race interesting? Now come along with some extremely interesting facts about creatures that are considered the symbol of this slow.

Snails can last up to 25 years depending on the species

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They exist almost anywhere on Earth

There are about 150,000 species of slugs, they live and survive everywhere on the earth from the sea floor to the desert.

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One of the world's largest snails - Charonia tritonis - lives on the seabed. They are quite aggressive predators, possessing paralysis venom in saliva. Their favorite food is starfish.

Slugs are species that live quite . affectionately

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Snails love to eat collectively. They often "gather" to eat at the same source, although there is another source of food.

The world's smallest slug can pass through the needle hole

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Angustopila dominikae with a length of about . 0.7mm is the smallest slug in the world.

The biggest slug is 18kg

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The largest sea snail is Syrinx aruanus . Its shell can be up to 90cm long and itself can weigh up to 18kg.

Slugs are not the slowest animals in the world

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Although slow, but slugs are not the slowest. The title of this championship belongs to the sloth - Sloth , with the speed falling only about . 5m / h, while the slowest slug also reaches 10m.