Leopard Slug
Sep 5, 2020 22:10:35 #
This is a Leopard Slug that my daughter brought to me from her garden. They come out when it is getting dark and are active throughout the night and they can be found in the early morning as well. They are quite large growing between four to six inches long. This one was in that size range and as round as my finger.
They eat mainly fungus, dead vegetation, and other slugs so they are not normally considered to be garden pests and eating the common small slugs actually makes them a welcomed guest. I was surprised at how fast they moved for it would not hold still and I had to catch it several times to get a fair picture of it.
Because it was kind enough to pose for me it is now free to roam about our yard.
They eat mainly fungus, dead vegetation, and other slugs so they are not normally considered to be garden pests and eating the common small slugs actually makes them a welcomed guest. I was surprised at how fast they moved for it would not hold still and I had to catch it several times to get a fair picture of it.
Because it was kind enough to pose for me it is now free to roam about our yard.
Sep 5, 2020 23:26:50 #
Terrific! I did not know they ate other slugs. We used to have them in our ramshackle rental house in Illinois. I still remember stepping on one in the early morning in my bare feet.
Sep 6, 2020 04:09:41 #
We have a bigger problem with snails in our garden, especially after rain. The frogs seem to take care of the small slugs just leaving the large ones for me to relocate.
Sep 6, 2020 12:01:01 #
these are really big slugs,they also eat vegetable plants as well as flower plants,mainly when they are very young.they eat them to the ground :-(
Sep 6, 2020 15:15:31 #
Have trouble with snails and/or slugs? Get a duck, they love the slimy things.
Sep 6, 2020 21:21:13 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Terrific! I did not know they ate other slugs. We used to have them in our ramshackle rental house in Illinois. I still remember stepping on one in the early morning in my bare feet.
Thanks, Mark. My daughter lives in Illinois. These are truly the giants among slugs and they don't stay put either. I had to catch it several times and it wouldn't hold still for a photo so this was as best as I could do.
Sep 6, 2020 21:22:16 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
We have a bigger problem with snails in our garden, especially after rain. The frogs seem to take care of the small slugs just leaving the large ones for me to relocate.
Thanks, Brenda. We truly live in a very mysterious world where everything has its special place.
Sep 6, 2020 21:27:39 #
tinusbum wrote:
these are really big slugs,they also eat vegetable plants as well as flower plants,mainly when they are very young.they eat them to the ground :-(
Thanks, Tinusbum. I can see where they may quite active eaters in order to get this large.
Sep 6, 2020 21:28:40 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Have trouble with snails and/or slugs? Get a duck, they love the slimy things.
Thanks. My Better Half would love to have chickens so perhaps they would eat them too.
Sep 6, 2020 23:33:52 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Thanks. My Better Half would love to have chickens so perhaps they would eat them too.
Nope, only ducks but chickens are the ultimate recyclers . They eat almost anything, thrive on kitchen scraps and grain, produce wonderful eggs and high nitrogen fertilizer. Who could ask for more.
Sep 6, 2020 23:59:04 #
Sep 7, 2020 09:28:12 #
mikee wrote:
UC Santa Cruz's mascot is the banana slug. GO SLUGS!
That is a way cool slug..!
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