Leopard Slug

Description:

- Visible pattern of strips and spots that resemble a leopard - About 20 cm in length - Among the largest keeled slugs - Black spotted shield - Pale fringe foot - Long and slender tentacles - Left behind a trail of colorless mucus - Short and slender tentacle

Habitat:

Its original home was in Southern and Western Europe, but was introduced to America by food transports. They are not only found in Europe and in America, but also in Australia. These slugs are capable of living in a variety of habitats such as forests, areas near settlements (such as groves, hedges, and bushes), parks, green areas, and fallow land.

Notes:

Leopard slugs are active at night, but they may also be seen in daytime during wet, warm and overcast weather. Usually they sleep under stones, rubble, deadwood, such as tree trunks and shelves, as well as in dark wall crevices. It feeds on carrion, but also on other slugs and their eggs. Leopard slugs have even been observed to lead to a decrease of harmful slug species.