[NatureNS] Giant Slug

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From: Rick Ballard <ideaphore@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 18:22:56 -0300
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It is a Leopard Slug, Limax maximus. Introduced from Europe.

On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 6:09 PM, John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I found what I believed to be a Giant Slug, Limax maximus, on the Northern
> Point of Brier Island today. I have never seen this species in Nova Scotia
> before today. Does anyone know its status in the Province?
>
> I posted a photo at
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/92521211@N05/28706383465/in/dateposted-public/
> .
>
> It was about 15-20 cm in length before it started to curl up when I was
> taking the photo.
>
> Thank you,
>
> John
>



-- 
Rick Ballard
Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,=
serif">It is a Leopard Slug, Limax maximus.=C2=A0Introduced from Europe.</d=
iv></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, =
Aug 1, 2016 at 6:09 PM, John Kearney <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailt=
o:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">john.kearney@ns.sympatico=
.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN=
-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Hi all,<u>=
</u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0p=
t;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">I found what I believed to be=
 a Giant Slug, Limax maximus, on the Northern Point of Brier Island today. =
I have never seen this species in Nova Scotia before today. Does anyone kno=
w its status in the Province?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-seri=
f">I posted a photo at <a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/92521211@N0=
5/28706383465/in/dateposted-public/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.flickr.c=
om/photos/92521211@N05/28706383465/in/dateposted-public/</a>.<u></u><u></u>=
</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-fami=
ly:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">It was about 15-20 cm in length before i=
t started to curl up when I was taking the photo.<u></u><u></u></span></p><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Cal=
ibri&quot;,sans-serif">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif">John</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br =
clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-sma=
rtmail=3D"gmail_signature"><span style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">Rick B=
allard </span><br style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><span style=3D"font-f=
amily:georgia,serif">Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada </span><br style=3D"font=
-family:georgia,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"></span></d=
iv>
</div>

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