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> One behaviour I particularly noticed is that they eat other L. maximus,
> especially those recently rendered helpless, mostly from having been
> stepped on by humans. So this slug is a cannibal.
* many Molluscs will do this - we used to have situations where a Cepaea
snail would be roadkilled, and then a few of its friends would come out
to feed on it on the pavement, and they'd be roadkilled in turn, until
there was a big smear of shell fragments and flesh on the road.
fred.
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> On 02-Aug-16 5:03 PM, plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:
>>
>> Interesting to know what they can eat. Now, the more interesting
>> question (to me, at least), what eats/them/?
>>
>>
>> Patricia L. Chalmers
>>
>> Halifax
>>
>>> On August 1, 2016 at 11:35 PM Lance Laviolette
>>> <corvuscorax@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi John and Andrew,
>>>
>>> They have been on Brier Island formanyof years.Unfortunately I don't
>>> have theexactyear I first encountered them around The Brier Island
>>> Lodgebut I do have a photograph of one taken at Northern Point
>>> September 5, 2006. Since that timewehaveencounteredthemevery yearat
>>> Northern Point. The will consume an entire, fully grown/Amanita
>>> Muscaria/in a single night (stipe and all)leaving a hole in the moss
>>> with slime trails leading into and out of it.
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Lance
>>>
>>> Lance Laviolette
>>>
>>> Glen Robertson, Ontario
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca
>>> [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Hebda, Andrew J
>>> Sent: August-01-16 5:22 PM
>>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Giant Slug
>>>
>>> It was introduced to Halifax 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 plants..
>>>
>>> That is the first reports from Brier Island.
>>>
>>> Have reports from Wolfville, New Glasgow and Sydney (as well as a
>>> handful throughout HRM.
>>>
>>> Has anyone else encountered them?
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>> ________________________________________
>>>
>>> From:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>[naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
>>> on behalf of John Kearney [john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca]
>>>
>>> Sent: August-01-16 6:09 PM
>>>
>>> To:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>>>
>>> Subject: [NatureNS] Giant Slug
>>>
>>> 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
>>> athttps://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
>>>
>>
>
>
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