0:00:03 > 0:00:10Hello adventurers, I'm Jess. It's time for an mini beast adventure!
0:00:10 > 0:00:12# Feelers out, what's about?
0:00:12 > 0:00:16# Creeping, sleeping, under stones here and there
0:00:16 > 0:00:20# Nesting, resting, mini beasts are everywhere
0:00:20 > 0:00:22# Mini beasts are everywhere
0:00:22 > 0:00:24# Look and listen, stop and stare
0:00:24 > 0:00:28# Mini beasts are everywhere, a mini beast adventure
0:00:28 > 0:00:30# Feelers out, what's about?
0:00:31 > 0:00:34# Mini beasts are everywhere
0:00:34 > 0:00:35# Look and listen, stop and stare
0:00:35 > 0:00:40# Mini worlds for us to share a mini beasts adventure
0:00:40 > 0:00:42# With Jess! #
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Welcome to my tree house. Today we're going on at slug adventure.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Slugs are really common in this country but sadly,
0:00:51 > 0:00:52they're not very popular.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57Especially in gardens, as they like to feed on new plants as they grow
0:00:57 > 0:00:58and cobble them all up.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01But I think they're amazing.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Take a look at these ones in here.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Here's one, can you see how many feet it has?
0:01:06 > 0:01:08It doesn't look as if it has any, does it?
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Actually, that was a trick question.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Slugs have one foot because their whole body is a foot.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Can you see how it moves its foot in waves to get along?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Slugs have four tentacles.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28The short two are for feeling, tasting and smelling.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33The longer two are eye stalks, but they can't see very well.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Slugs are very similar to snails, except of course,
0:01:37 > 0:01:40they don't have a shell.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Or do they?
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Have a close look at this one's back.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48Can you see that kind of saddle shape behind its tentacles?
0:01:48 > 0:01:49That's called the mantle.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53It's the part that would grow into a shell if it were a snail.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57All slugs have a mantle. If you look carefully, you can see it.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Now, you might think it would be better to be like a snail
0:02:01 > 0:02:04and have a home on your back like this one.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08But of course, when it comes to squeezing into small spaces,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11it's much easier if you don't have a shell on your back.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Slugs can make themselves really thin which is helpful on hot days
0:02:17 > 0:02:21when they need to find damp, dark places to hide in.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26There's sure to be a slug hiding near you. Shall we go and find one?
0:02:29 > 0:02:30Come on!
0:02:36 > 0:02:41Whatever the weather, we're off together on a mini beast adventure!
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Hello Judy! How are you?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51I'm fine, how are you?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Good, thank you.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- Nice to see you.- Yeah.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01- Today we're going on a slug adventure.- Yeah.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Where could we find a slug?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Em, in there.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Over there?- Yeah.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Shall we go and find some?- Yeah. - Get your feelers ready.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Feelers out, what's about?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20We're off on a mini beast adventure!
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Do you think there's any slugs down here?
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- Hello Caoimhe!- Hi!
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Judith's friend, Caoimhe, has come to join our slug adventure.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- Shall we have a look at the rest of the garden?- Yes.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Can you see anything around here?
0:03:48 > 0:03:51A spider. It's a spider!
0:03:53 > 0:03:58- Oh, it looks like a spider, doesn't it? But it's not a spider.- No.
0:03:58 > 0:04:05- It's called a harvestman. Do you want to look at that, Caoimhe?- Yes.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Is it a friendly harvestman?
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- It is a very friendly harvestman, would you like to hold it?- No.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Would you like to hold it? - He might make a spider's web on me.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22They can't make spider's webs. Do you want to try holding it?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- They can't hurt you. - I want to hold it.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30Go on then, Caoimhe, put your hand out. Come on little one!
0:04:35 > 0:04:41- They can't hurt you.- No, they can't hurt you, you're right.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46It was living over there, wasn't it, so shall we put it back over there?
0:04:48 > 0:04:55- Oh, you did it, well done! Bye, harvestman.- Bye!- Bye!
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Oh, wow, look at this!
0:04:59 > 0:05:04This is a bright orange slug.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- Do you want to touch it?- No. - Go on, touch it, go on.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12It won't hurt you.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- Oh, slime.- Slime!
0:05:17 > 0:05:22- SHE WHISPERS:- Maybe he's taking a nap.- I think it is taking a nap.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- Or, I can see one feeler. - Would you like to hold it?- Yes.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- It's all slimy. - It is slimy, isn't it?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Look at the patterns on its back.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- What's that?- Slime.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Slime, it has left a slime trail, hasn't it?
0:05:49 > 0:05:55- It looks like a sad face. - It looks sad?
0:05:55 > 0:06:00- Why do you think the slug is sad? - Because he wants to go back home.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- Do you want to put it back home? - Yes.- OK.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Put it home.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Bye!- Bye!
0:06:16 > 0:06:19You can squeeze through small spaces
0:06:19 > 0:06:22but the size of your bones stops you
0:06:22 > 0:06:26from squeezing through really narrow gaps.
0:06:26 > 0:06:32The slug doesn't have any bones so it can make itself long and thin.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36It can squeeze through the tiniest of gaps.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Some people think slugs are very slow but actually,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45they can move really fast when they want to.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50We're going to have a look at how slugs move today. Look at this bit.
0:06:50 > 0:06:58- That is the slug's foot. Its whole body is a foot.- Yeah.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Can you imagine if your foot was your whole body!
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Which one do you think will be faster?- Me.- That one!
0:07:05 > 0:07:09The little one? The big one? Oh, the big one is off already.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Judith has put it down. Let's put the little one on.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21Can you see the tentacles at the front? Feeling where they go.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Oh!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Yes, for breathing!
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- Big and small. - Yes, it goes big and small.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Where do you breathe?
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- Nose!- They use holes in their back!
0:07:45 > 0:07:50Wow, the big one is so fast, isn't it? Come on, little slug!
0:07:54 > 0:07:57The big one has nearly made it to the edge.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Oh, the big one is the fastest.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02Finished!
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Oh, it's coming to the edge. Yes!
0:08:06 > 0:08:08It made it to the edge.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11The little slug took a short cut.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16I loved that mini beast adventure.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Those slugs were really fast, weren't they?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Maybe you could go on a slug adventure, too.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Look in cool, damp places where they might be hiding.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28You might need a grown-up adventurer to lift things up
0:08:28 > 0:08:30so you can look underneath.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Feelers out, what's about?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Happy hunting, adventurers!