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On 9/14/2010 12:37 AM, Frederick W. Schueler wrote:
> I'll also mention the CARCNET (Canadian Amphibian and Reptile
> Conservation Network) meetings in Wolfville, 17-20 September.
> see http://www.carcnet.ca/english/annual_meeting/current_meeting.p^h^p
> (I understand from a recent thread that certain combinations of letters
> can't appeaer in a natureNS post, so take the carets out of p^h^p) -
> this is the best way to keep up with research and conservation of
> Canadian herpetofauna.
* we're heading for Wolfville this evening or tomorrow morning for these
meetings, and have two questions:
1) is there a roadide or natural areas place near Wolfville where we
could park our little trailer for the nights, and maybe set up a tent
for a co-attendee of the meetings, who is also on a tight budget?
2) Does anyone ever see big black slugs in Wolfville (or elsewhere)? In
our recently published book on introduced terrestrial Gastropods, we
were forced to downgrade Wayne Grimm's account of finding the "Black
Giant Slug," Limax cinereoniger, in a cellar and sheltered garden in
Wolfville, in 1970, because he'd preserved no material evidence of this
record, but colonies of introduced slugs and snails often persist for
decades, and we'd very much like to rediscover this.
Our page about Limax maximus, a similar species in the same genus, in
Ontario is - http://www.pinicola.ca/limax.htm - and about other slugs
around Toronto - http://www.doingnaturalhistory.com/?p=37
fred schueler
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Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad
Bishops Mills Natural History Centre - http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm
now in the field on the Thirty Years Later Expedition -
http://fragileinheritance.org/projects/thirty/thirtyintro.htm
Daily Paintings - http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/
RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0
on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W
(613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/
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Limax cinereoniger Wolf, 1803 Black Giant Slug
A large dark slug that is characteristic of woodlands in western Europe,
found in a cellar and sheltered garden in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Description. Adults of this slug are very large, even larger than Limax
maximus, being from about 15 - 30 cm in length, dull black with darker
smudges on the sides and coarse tubercles. The posterior portion of the
animal has a conspicuous pale grey keel that extends from the tail tip
forward 1/3 the length of the animal. The sole is pale greyish white,
often with dark grey to black sides extending the entire length.
Shell. Internal to the mantle, a slightly curved, white nearly flat
brittle plate.
Habits and Habitat. Undisturbed habitats and woodlands in its native
Europe.
Native Range. Much of Europe where there are suitable protected habitats.
Introduced Range. Cellar and sheltered garden in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Similar Species. Arion ater, which is more robust and has a dark-lined
foot fringe. Limax maximus has conspicuous reticulations and blotches.
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