Limax is commonly known as 'gray - slug'. It is a terrestrial gastropod, living in gardens and moist woody region. It feeds voraciously on succulent plant material. The body is elongated without an external shell. The head bears a pair of retractile tentacles, the posterior pair bearing eyes at their tips. The mantle is a small antero - dorsally placed shield with a pulmonary opening, leading into the pulmonary sac, meant for aerial respiration. A small and thin shell lies beneath the mantle. The ventral muscular foot is broad and flat and serves for creeping. The slug is nocturnal in habit and lays eggs in damp sheltered places.
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