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Index of Subjects --=====================_3276859==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Hi Laura, I'm surprised to hear these giant slugs are on Brier Island. As Wild Flora says, these are probably "Limax Maximus" , sometimes called the the Great Gray Garden Slug or Leopard Slug or Cigar Slug. These are common in certain areas of peninsular Halifax, and were I think first reported in the North End. I started finding them in my central Halifax garden a few years ago. I didn't think they had spread much from here. Of course such things get spread around by sales or gifts of garden plants. I have read that there are nine species of slugs in Nova Scotia, and that six of those are alien "imports". Cheers, Patricia L. Chalmers Halifax At 01:49 PM 11/07/2008, Laura Tituswrote: >Last evening I came upon what I first thought was a small snake but >upon nearing it I realized it was a slug. The lengthy creature was >slowly moving towards some grass at the edge of the pavement on >Second Street on Brier Island. It was 8 or 9 inches long and full of >brownish coloured spots / pattern similar to marks one may associate >with a snake. It's antennae were out. I'd never seen such a slug >before, nor had the people with me. I did take a picture, which I >can provide if requested. > > > >Laura Titus > >Westport, Brier Island --=====================_3276859==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> Hi Laura,<br><br> <x-tab> </x-tab>I'm surprised to hear these giant slugs are on Brier Island. As Wild Flora says, these are probably "<b>Limax Maximus"</b> , sometimes called the the Great Gray Garden Slug or Leopard Slug or Cigar Slug. <br><br> <x-tab> </x-tab>These are common in certain areas of peninsular Halifax, and were I think first reported in the North End. I started finding them in my central Halifax garden a few years ago. I didn't think they had spread much from here. Of course such things get spread around by sales or gifts of garden plants. <br><br> <x-tab> </x-tab>I have read that there are nine species of slugs in Nova <b>Scotia, </b> and that six of those are alien "imports". <br><br> <x-tab> </x-tab>Cheers,<br> <br> <x-tab> </x-tab>Patricia L. Chalmers<br> <x-tab> </x-tab>Halifax<br> <br> At 01:49 PM 11/07/2008, Laura Tituswrote:<br><br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Last evening I came upon what I first thought was a small snake but upon nearing it I realized it was a slug. The lengthy creature was slowly moving towards some grass at the edge of the pavement on Second Street on Brier Island. It was 8 or 9 inches long and full of brownish coloured spots / pattern similar to marks one may associate with a snake. It's antennae were out. I'd never seen such a slug before, nor had the people with me. I did take a picture, which I can provide if requested. <br><br> <br><br> Laura Titus<br><br> Westport, Brier Island<br> </blockquote></body> </html> --=====================_3276859==.ALT--
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