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Limax maximus
Slug, just about 4 inches long, spotted rapidly devouring mushroom caps last night.
Horse paddock, woodland edge, pasture
Spotted on May 26, 2012
Submitted on May 27, 2012
3 Comments
Wow
Yes it looks like a leopard slug to me. Great things. They also prey on other slugs following the trails sometimes for many metres. And if you ever see some mating you will be amazed.
Hi I am from Germany, here I think these slugs are called " Tigerschnegel", so in English this would be tiger slug or leopard slug. The scientific name seems to be Limax maximums, but I am not very sure.
Greetings from Germany