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Title: worm eating slugs
Post by: coznbob on April 01, 2007, 19:55:41

Can someone please tell me that I am not going mad.

Down the plot today we have been digging and unearthed lots of orangey/ yellow slugs. We disposed of them as we found them and thought nothing of it.

However on picking up one of them it was eating a worm ???

Have tried to Google this type of slug but to no avail...

Title: Re: worm eating slugs
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on April 01, 2007, 21:48:46

They can be carnivorous. If you chop one in half others will happily eat it.

Title: Re: worm eating slugs
Post by: coznbob on April 03, 2007, 10:58:32

Sorry if seemed a silly question, just had no idea that they ate worms!.......

Just another reason to hate them!

Thanks

Title: Re: worm eating slugs
Post by: redimp on April 03, 2007, 17:46:44

Could be (http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8022/1412/320/Tiger%20Slug%201.jpg) Tiger slugs which eat other slugs (and worms and invertebrates) so are mainly friendlies and should be nurtured :)

Title: Re: worm eating slugs
Post by: angle shades on April 03, 2007, 17:53:50

:)

they are the bin men of the slug world ie goodies, they don't eat your plants, and are quite pretty as proved by redclanger! /shades x

Title: Re: worm eating slugs
Post by: coznbob on April 03, 2007, 17:58:36

ahhhhhh, so shouldn't have killed them then! :-[

Title: Re: worm eating slugs
Post by: angle shades on April 03, 2007, 18:00:09

er, no ;D/shades x

Title: Re: worm eating slugs
Post by: coznbob on April 03, 2007, 18:02:39

Nevermind pretty sure didn't get all of them, there were hundreds! ;D

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