[NatureNS] Seeking ID / Info on Huge Slug

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Andrew,

I have seen Limax maximus on Brier Island, I understand it is found in the
Halifax area and a colleague of mine told me that she found one in the
Sydney area quite a few years ago.  Could you comment further on its N.S.
distribution?

Thanks,

Ron


2008/7/14 Andrew Hebda <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca>:

> 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.
>
>
>


-- 
Ronald G. Arsenault
Memramcook, N.B.

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<div>Andrew,</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>I have seen Limax maximus on Brier Island, I understand it is found in the Halifax area and a colleague of mine told me that she found one in the Sydney area quite a few years ago.&nbsp; Could you comment further&nbsp;on its N.S. distribution?</div>

<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Ron&nbsp;<br><br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">2008/7/14 Andrew Hebda &lt;HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca&gt;:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Slugs come and slugs go, so there is always a possibility of new species being introduced.... &nbsp;so, if you encounter one, let us know and Derek Davis would be pleased to examine it and offer his insight.,<br>
<br>Andrew<br><br>A Hebda<br>Nova Scotia Museum.<br><br><br><br>&gt;&gt;&gt; Angela Joudrey &lt;aljoudrey@eastlink.ca&gt; 7/12/2008 8:38 pm &gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
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<div></div>
<div class="Wj3C7c">I love all the info that this thread has generated.<br><br>I&#39; ll be sure to pass the info along.<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Angela<br><br><br>&gt;Laura was just kind enough to send me a photo of the slug she saw on<br>
&gt;Brier Island. I&#39;m as sure as it&#39;s possible to be from looking at a<br>&gt;photo that this is Limax maximus, the non-native leopard slug. It is<br>&gt;definitely not a banana slug.<br>&gt;<br>&gt;The spots on a banana slug, if it has spots at all, are few, large,<br>
&gt;and distributed in no particular pattern. (They resemble the spots<br>&gt;on a dog.) In contrast, the spots on a leopard slug are relatively<br>&gt;small and are arranged so that they cover the entire mantle and are<br>
&gt;arrayed in stripes on the foot.<br>&gt;<br>&gt;Wild Flora<br><br>--<br><br>Angela Joudrey<br>aljoudrey@eastlink.ca<br><br>Life&#39;s too short to dance with ugly men.<br><br>
<br></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Ronald G. Arsenault<br>Memramcook, N.B. 

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