Dear James,

Why not scan a few specimens as they crawl across your flatbed; Bill Frank
does.  Then we'd have a better shot at the ID.  Hint: both Tom and I may be
right.

["Arion subfuscus. It is an exotic. Should have racing stripes on the
sides." (G. Thomas Watters). "The slugs you describe are all Limax flavus
Linnaeus, 1758" (H. G. Lee)].

Gotta go on vacation; back in a wee,

Harry


>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

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