At 07:31 AM 6/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear all, I have a slug question. Up here in Ohio, I have been seeing
>many different kinds of slugs. One paticular type that interests me is
>one
>that is a light citrus orange in color. When disturbed, it creates bright
>orange slime.
>I have seen specimens of similar color, but some have grey undersides. It
>is about 2 inches
>long. Can anyone tell me what species this is?
>
>Thanks,
>James
>
>
Arion subfuscus. It is an exotic. Should have racing stripes on the sides.
G. Thomas Watters
Ohio Biological Survey &
Aquatic Ecology Laboratory
Ohio State University
1315 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH USA
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