Since no one has picked this up.  I have seen folks eating raw slugs on TV
(one of those reality shows), but I have also heard that some species can be
poisonous.  So I guess it depends - probably on the diet of the slug.
Frankly, while I have eaten and enjoyed snails many times, I have never had
the slightest urge to try a slug.  Some things are just plain wrong....

Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA

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> OK I have to ask this question, please trust me, I am being serious.
>
> These land slugs, if you eat them, does anyone know if they are
> not edible to humans. I had this come up in one of my edible
> plant seminars. I didnt have a good answer?
>
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> Avril,
> The orange slug is probably Arion subfuscus, an alien from Europe. There
> are some color variations, some individuals being more brown than
> orange. I
> find both color forms in my yard in Maryland.
>
> Aydin
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