Lord of the Slugs

August 14, 2012 · Posted in Photo 

It’s been raining off and on all morning. I just stepped outside and spotted the Lord of Slugs stationed right next to the back door.

To give you an idea of the enormity of this particular gastropod mollusc, here’s one next to our Weber Smokey Joe…

Click on these thumbnails for the soft slimy full detail shots…

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5 Responses to “Lord of the Slugs”

  1. bekabug on August 14th, 2012 10:18 am

    slug steaks. mmmmm.

  2. Pribek on August 14th, 2012 10:39 am

    medium rare?

  3. Dave on August 14th, 2012 10:50 am

    Leopard larva? I always thought they were mammals.

  4. Pribek on August 14th, 2012 11:02 am

    leopard slug?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limax_maximus

    This species has a very unusual and distinctive mating method, where the pair of slugs use a thick thread of mucus to hang suspended in the air from a tree branch or other structure.

  5. Dave on August 14th, 2012 11:20 am

    Ah yeah…survival of the slimiest. I knew politics couldn’t be far away.
    We’re glad you “Louie’s” are getting some rain. Now it’s bone dry in Texas again.

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