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Index of Subjects Slugs come and slugs go, so there is always a possibility of new species being introduced.... so, if you encounter one, let us know and Derek Davis would be pleased to examine it and offer his insight., Andrew A Hebda Nova Scotia Museum. >>> Angela Joudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca> 7/12/2008 8:38 pm >>> I love all the info that this thread has generated. I' ll be sure to pass the info along. Thanks, Angela >Laura was just kind enough to send me a photo of the slug she saw on >Brier Island. I'm as sure as it's possible to be from looking at a >photo that this is Limax maximus, the non-native leopard slug. It is >definitely not a banana slug. > >The spots on a banana slug, if it has spots at all, are few, large, >and distributed in no particular pattern. (They resemble the spots >on a dog.) In contrast, the spots on a leopard slug are relatively >small and are arranged so that they cover the entire mantle and are >arrayed in stripes on the foot. > >Wild Flora -- Angela Joudrey aljoudrey@eastlink.ca Life's too short to dance with ugly men.
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