[NatureNS] Giant Slug

Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 17:03:34 -0300 (ADT)
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  <p><span style=3D"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 12pt;">I=
nteresting to know what they can eat.&#160; Now, the more interesting quest=
ion (to me, at least), what eats<em> them</em>?</span></p>=20
  <p><span style=3D"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 12pt;"><=
br/>Patricia L. Chalmers<br/></span></p>=20
  <p><span style=3D"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 12pt;">H=
alifax<br/></span></p>=20
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#160;</span></p>=20
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10px; border-left: solid 1px blue;" type=3D"cite">
   On August 1, 2016 at 11:35 PM Lance Laviolette &#60;corvuscorax@sympatic=
o.ca&#62; wrote:
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   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">Hi John and Andrew,</spa=
n></span></p>=20
   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">They have been on Brier =
Island for</span></span><span> <span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">many<=
/span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;"> of years.</span>=
</span><span> <span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">Unfortunately I don&#3=
9;t have the</span></span><span> <span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">exa=
ct</span></span><span> <span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">year I first =
encountered them around The Brier Island Lodge</span></span><span></span><s=
pan> <span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">but I do have a photograph of o=
ne taken at Northern P</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Conso=
las;">o</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">int Septe=
mber 5, 2006</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">. Si=
nce that time</span></span><span></span><span> <span style=3D"font-family: =
Consolas;">we</span></span><span> <span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">ha=
ve</span></span><span> <span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">encounter</sp=
an></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">ed</span></span><spa=
n><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;"> them</span></span><span> <span st=
yle=3D"font-family: Consolas;">every year</span></span><span><span style=3D=
"font-family: Consolas;"> at Northern Point. The will consume an entire</sp=
an></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">, fully grown</span>=
</span><span></span><span><em> <span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">Amani=
ta Muscaria</span></em></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">=
 in a single night (stipe and all)</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-f=
amily: Consolas;"> leaving a hole in the moss with slime trails leading int=
o and out of it</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">.=
</span></span><span></span></p>=20
   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">All the best,</span></sp=
an></p>=20
   <p>&#160;</p>=20
   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">Lance</span></span><span=
></span></p>=20
   <p>&#160;</p>=20
   <p>&#160;</p>=20
   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Bookman Old Style;">Lance Laviolett=
e</span></span></p>=20
   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Bookman Old Style;">Glen Robertson,=
 Ontario</span></span></p>=20
   <p>&#160;</p>=20
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   <p><span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">-----Origin=
al Message-----<br/> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [<a href=3D"mailto=
:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] O=
n Behalf Of Hebda, Andrew J<br/> Sent: August-01-16 5:22 PM<br/> To: nature=
ns@chebucto.ns.ca<br/> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Giant Slug</span></span><spa=
n></span></p>=20
   <p>&#160;</p>=20
   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">It was introduced to Hal=
ifax in the late 930s, but was restricted to the S end of town until about =
10 years back, when it appears to have been moved around with bedding plant=
s.. </span></span></p>=20
   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">That is the first report=
s from Brier Island.</span></span></p>=20
   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">Have reports from Wolfvi=
lle, New Glasgow and Sydney&#160; (as well as a handful throughout HRM.</sp=
an></span></p>=20
   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">Has anyone else encounte=
red them?</span></span></p>=20
   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">Andrew</span></span></p>=
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   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">________________________=
________________</span></span></p>=20
   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">From:</span></span><span=
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=3D"font-family: Consolas;">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</span></span><spa=
n></span></a><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;"> [naturens-owner@=
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