There are anecdotes concerning Cecilioides (Ferussaciidae) being found by
the droves in unearthed graves.  Since I don't usually get into grave
robbing I have not been able to validate this.  I have collected this genus
in many places and although it is indeed a burrower I have never found it
associated with carrion.  I have found several species gathered around
rotting fruit but not at animal remains.  I have collected many streptaxids
but never around carrion.  The introduced Helix aspersa in Haiti and a
helicarionid in Pakistan had affinities for human excrement (let's not go
into that subject again).  This is why many times I want to take an alcohol
bath after a day in the field.
 
Does anyone have collecting stories on Haplotrema and/or relations?
 
Kurt
 
At 02:45 PM 5/6/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Paul,
>
>A few years ago one of our cats killed a chipmunk in our back yard. I took
>the chipmunk from the cat & put it uncovered in a secluded spot to see who
>would show up to eat it. A few hours later when I visited it, there were
>several small slugs crawling over it. I don't know if the slugs were actually
>eating anything, but they were certainly attracted to the corpse. I suppose
>testing this with a piece of meat won't be too difficult. Now that you
>brought it up, I may try it one of these nights. I will post the results
>here.
>
>Also, one recent morning I was watching a slug crawling on a large rock in my
>back yard. There happened to be a deposit of bird feces on the rock. As the
>slug was passing by it, it changed directions & went right to it. Then it
>positioned its mouth on the feces & remained there for several minutes. It
>must have been consuming it.
>
>A.
>