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Leopard Slug

Limax maximus

Description:

Brown with black stripes and spots.

Habitat:

Woods, gardens, fields, and damp places.

Notes:

We have slugs all around our house. Instead of fighting them we decided to embrace them so we started taking pictures of these amazing creatures.

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2 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

I've moved this slug from the Arthropod category to the Other category for you. Arthropods have an exoskelaton and jointed limbs in at least one phase of their life. Think dragonfly, bee, crab, and ant.

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

How nice that you are photographing instead of eradicating them!

ReynFam
Spotted by
ReynFam

New Jersey, USA

Spotted on Aug 17, 2002
Submitted on Oct 21, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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