slug

Sea slugs, corals, clams and sponges may not get as much of the spotlight as blue whales or sharks, but these curious creatures come with a host of unique, hard-to-believe abilities.

He makes the case that, while human brains are marvels of complexity, their fundamental unit, the neuron, isn’t so different from that of sea slugs.

Following so many years of sweaty anti-heroes grimacing through dim spaces or slugging it out in grime, the Sheridan-influenced West is an unspoiled treasure worth fighting over.

It was first grouped with squids and octopuses, then with sea slugs, jellyfish ancestors, and even worms.

The slugging is almost irrelevant here; what really matters is the steely character of the woman throwing those hooks.