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Post by feebix on Mar 21, 2009 17:57:02 GMT
I found this slug whilst tidying my garden today. I can`t say i`ve ever seen a slug with a pattern on it before, what is it? is it common to see these?   |
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Post by AlienSnail on Mar 21, 2009 18:07:56 GMT
Looks like a Limax species....
Beautiful. I have some of those around my house. I never saw mine until a couple of years ago and they're quite common now (around here). I think they are widely spread but I'm not sure exactly what species it is.
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Post by Kevin on Mar 21, 2009 18:23:43 GMT
its Limax flavus, they are very common around where I live.
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Post by feebix on Mar 21, 2009 18:40:03 GMT
Huh, cool, cheers. Limax staythe helloutta ma`greenhouseus.... lol  |
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Post by GlitterBug on Mar 21, 2009 23:08:37 GMT
I didn't know they called Snail and slugs eye stalks "Tentacles"
Thats mad....
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Post by feebix on Mar 21, 2009 23:29:20 GMT
Well they aren`t really. Tentacles are feelers, eye stalks are eye stalks. I wouldn`t have thought that`s right?
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Post by GlitterBug on Mar 25, 2009 19:05:40 GMT
I read it on wiki and on BBC's website.
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Physical description
Common snails have pale grey moist skin. At the front end are four tentacles, the shorter two are for feeling and the longer pair are eye stalks. The shell of these snails is light brown with darker brown bands following the spiral of the shell. The shell colouration varies in its intensity from pale yellow to almost black."
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Post by feebix on Mar 25, 2009 21:06:20 GMT
Mmm.... maybe it can still be called a tentacle even if it has an eye on top ! I would have thought the definition of tentacle is a feeler for feeling about the place. I could be wrong, it has been known........ |
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Post by sumi on Sept 26, 2009 11:47:22 GMT
aww it looks like it's wearing army camoflage gear  i've never seen a slug like that - here i've only noticed the common brown garden variety. probably i'm not looking hard enough |
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i've never seen a slug like that - here i've only noticed the common brown garden variety. probably i'm not looking hard enough