I know I have been frozen in place here in northern Wisconsin when the instructions for how to disturb a slug sound fascinating.lol
Gary
--- On Wed, 1/14/09, Rory Mc Donnell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Rory Mc Donnell <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Guide to the Invasive and Native Slug Fauna of California
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 12:05 PM
> Hi David,
> Deroceras reticulatum exudes milky-coloured mucus when
> continuously
> disturbed (an artists paintbrush can be useful in this
> regard). All
> other species that I have encountered (e.g. D. laeve and D.
> panormitanum) have colourless mucus so the character is not
> diagnostic for
> the genus. There are a number of other closely related
> species of Deroceras
> found throughout Europe but I do not know if their mucus
> can become milky.
> However since D. reticulatum, D. laeve and D. panormitanum
> are the most
> damaging invasive species in the genus (particularly the
> first species) it
> can nevertheless be a useful character.
> Cheers
> Rory
>
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 3:58 PM, David Cilia
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Thank you for making this very interesting publication
> freely
> > available for download.
> >
> > I have a question for anyone who is knowledgeable
> about the subject:
> > Do all Deroceras species exude milky-white mucus (i.e.
> is it
> > diagnostic of the genus)?
> >
> > Regards
> > David
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Rory Mc Donnell
> <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > > For those of you with an interest in slugs the
> following publication
> > might
> > > be of use.
> > > http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/Items/8336.aspx
> > > All the best
> > > Rory
> > >
> > > --
> > > Rory Mc Donnell PhD
> > > 'Marie Curie Fellow (2006-2009)',
> > > Appled Ecology Unit,
> > > Centre for Environmental Science,
> > > National University of Ireland,
> > > Galway, IRELAND
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> > >
> >
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