Slugs vile habits.

Li460point3

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Jun 11, 2001, 9:00:49 AM6/11/01

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I went around the garden destroying slugs with a bampoo beater. Much to my surprise,
the next morning, a lot more unwisely showed themselves by feeding on the carcasses
of the previous nights' operation. Is this normal? Why?!?

By the way, excuse me a minute.......

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Andy

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Jun 11, 2001, 9:51:44 AM6/11/01

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On Mon, 11 Jun 2001 06:00:49 -0700 (PDT), Li460point3
<Li460...@EmergencyManagement.Net> wrote:

>I went around the garden destroying slugs with a bampoo beater. Much to my surprise,
>the next morning, a lot more unwisely showed themselves by feeding on the carcasses
>of the previous nights' operation. Is this normal? Why?!?
>
>By the way, excuse me a minute.......
>
>
>(Whuuuuuuurp!)
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Probably Black Slugs. I think they look quite neat. (I also paint
RAF roundels and Maltese crosses on snail shells, which only goes to
show...)

Go here for slug facts:

http://www.cf.ac.uk/biosi/research/biodiversity/staff/wocs2.html

Andy

Jenny Cockshull

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Jun 11, 2001, 12:05:48 PM6/11/01

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"Li460point3" <Li460...@EmergencyManagement.Net> wrote in message
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> I went around the garden destroying slugs with a bampoo beater. Much
to my surprise,
> the next morning, a lot more unwisely showed themselves by feeding
on the carcasses
> of the previous nights' operation. Is this normal? Why?!?
>

They do indeed seem to be carnivorous !!
I leave squashed ones in place on my decking and go out and harvest a
second or even third batch before clearing up the mess!
(That's if the blackbirds and thrushes haven't done that already)
Jenny

kim

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Jun 11, 2001, 1:40:59 PM6/11/01

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In Gods great scheme of creation there must be a reason for slugs.However, I
can't think what it is Does anyone know?

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Jenny Cockshull

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Jun 11, 2001, 2:06:10 PM6/11/01

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> In Gods great scheme of creation there must be a reason for
slugs.However, I
> can't think what it is Does anyone know?

Nice concentrated protein snack for other creatures ??
Jenny

Victoria Clare

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Jun 12, 2001, 5:37:25 AM6/12/01

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"Jenny Cockshull" <Jen...@chello.nl> wrote in news:9g31df$6v3vt$1@ID-
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clear up lots of debris? Many types of slug only eat decaying stuff.

Victoria

d @ s

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Jun 13, 2001, 10:59:01 AM6/13/01

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In message <48.9921...@iw0.mailusenet.com>, Li460point3
<Li460...@EmergencyManagement.Net> writes

>I went around the garden destroying slugs with a bampoo beater. Much to
>my surprise,
>the next morning, a lot more unwisely showed themselves by feeding on
>the carcasses
>of the previous nights' operation. Is this normal? Why?!?
>

in the Spring 2001 issue of the HDRA's magazine there's a letter
describing slugs feeding on dog faeces...

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stuart.jeffrey1

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Jun 15, 2001, 5:30:10 PM6/15/01

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"d @ s" wrote:

Oh thank you SO much for sharing that Dave!

Cheryll Jeffrey

d @ s

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Jun 15, 2001, 6:36:59 PM6/15/01

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In message <3B2A7E62...@ntlworld.com>, stuart.jeffrey1
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>"d @ s" wrote:
>> >
>> in the Spring 2001 issue of the HDRA's magazine there's a letter
>> describing

<snip!>

>
>Oh thank you SO much for sharing that Dave!
>

:) - it was actually quite a nice letter - the pavements were getting
cleaned overnight and the author went out to discover how

Isn't nature wonderful!

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