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02-11-2009, 12:18 AM
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Here's one from the other night on my drive. Is it a Leopard Slug?  |
02-11-2009, 01:12 AM
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Yes, it really made my day, its the most beautiful slug I've ever seen! Quote: |
Isn't it only found in in the UK in one or two Irish woodlands or something
|  Err, Jason its only found in Ireland in a few woodland and upland sites in the south west.
The north is part of the UK but the south (Eire) most definitely isn't.....
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02-11-2009, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Kittiwake  Here's one from the other night on my drive. Is it a Leopard Slug? | Certainly looks like the spotted form of Limax maximus, the leopard slug. Key features are the anterior mantle and the short keel which only stretches about 1/3rd of the way from the tail to the mantle. It should have two or three darker bands stretching along the body which I can't see in your photo as it's pretty much a top view.
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02-11-2009, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by JennyS Today, after living in West Cork for over 30 years, I finally encountered the Kerry slug, Geomalacus maculosus - a very classy looking beastie  |
Just like to echo the others on this...nice find of a stunning slug 
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03-11-2009, 08:43 PM
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Snail ballet...   
In that last image only about one third of the foot is still attached to the leaf - amazing creatures!
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03-11-2009, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by pressld2 Snail ballet...
In that last image only about one third of the foot is still attached to the leaf - amazing creatures!
Dave P. | That's beautiful Dave..  |
03-11-2009, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by pressld2 Snail ballet...
In that last image only about one third of the foot is still attached to the leaf - amazing creatures!
Dave P. | Wow, that looks like the back-flip must have been breath-takingly quick - how on Earth did you catch three frames?!  |
05-11-2009, 10:21 PM
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Thanks Elaine!
Jason - six frames per second helps!
Now if I can just find a way of getting the tutu to stay on...
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05-11-2009, 10:51 PM
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I get 20 or 30 leopard slugs in my kitchen during the warmer months. I got so fed up of standing on them (slug juice is particularly nasty when between your toes), that I decided to put salt across the threshold (sorry - I'm a bad, bad, bad person  ) thinking that would keep them out. The little blighters climbed up the wall and down the other side of the salt. I now keep my slippers on and have a deeper respect for the intelligence of slugs. Blech! |
05-11-2009, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by rangersarah2 The little blighters climbed up the wall and down the other side of the salt. | Brill! As Dr Malcolm said in Jurassic Park: "Life will find a way".
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