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Limax maximus
Leopard slugs mating ritual slugs were about 5 inches long
suburban garden. After rains.
Spotted around 10 pm in the back yard. slugs trailed each other for about 30 mins. I then found them intertwined hanging from a mucus thread.
Spotted on Feb 24, 2011
Submitted on Nov 27, 2011
7 Comments
great cache Leuba,your first :) great spotting page,very professional work,thanks for sharing congratulations
thanks KarenL
Very interesting spot!
Welcome to Project Noah Leuba!
No trace because one slug falls off to the ground and the other goes up and reabsorbs the cord.
ChunXingWong - you really should try to find video of this process - it's a complex but spectacular sequence taking an hour or so.
thank you ChunXingWong. This is an amazing ritual and so graceful despite their size.
You see no trace of the mucus thread after the process!
Amazing, I have never seen slugs mating before.
I never knew such thin mucus thread can support both of their weight.
By the way, welcome to the Noah community.
It's a spectacular process to watch.