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Ginormo-slug

Ginormo-slug
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 6, 2008
sorry if this does not belong in BG i dont even know if slugs are considered bugs.

this is the BIGGEST slug i have ever seen... it was kinda just laying there in the grass... anybody know what kind? i have never seen one like this before... there is a quarter in the photo to show size

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Mantleslug: Megapallifera mutabilis
Most of our slugs in the eastern US (maybe western too?) are exotic (primarily introduced from Europe). Among our native slugs, Mantleslugs are fairly distinctive. They can be readily identified by the mantel extending the length of the body (rather than being restricted to the anterior) hence their common name "Mantleslugs," and the mottled dorsum. There are two genera in your area that look like your slug: Philomycus (4 spp.), and Megapallifera (with one species: M. mutabilis). Though I've never seen this species, I think yours is M. mutabilis, based on the mottled dorsum with no distinct longitudinal lines. Philomycus species have longitudinal stripes (or spots in one species). Check out this key for more specifics: http://www.carnegiemnh.org/mollusks/palandsnails/key.htm

Big Slug
aww yours is just a baby. Check this out...


 
HOLY crap!
i had no idea slugs could get that large! do you think this one is the same species as in your photo?

after posting these images, i looked at it more closely to see NO eyes, NO mouth... it thought it might be a bird poop but im glad i turned out to be a slug insted lol

 
Oh yeah,
slugs of the NW get very big. You should see the ones here in WA! Here is one

Check out this key to slugs of Pennsylvania.

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