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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011
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Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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 Posted: Sat Aug 13, 16 8:32 am Post subject: Mollusc porn! |
 
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Perhaps some of you don't like slugs, but ever since I read about the mating habits of this one (when I was at school) I have hoped to see it. Just my luck that I should spot this couple getting it together from my front door frame on an evening when I really needed to have an early night for an early start next morning. Took a couple of snaps then had to leave them to it.
You can read all about it on line - look up Limax maximus. They normallly 'do it' dangling from trees (how athletic!  ).
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes
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| Posted: Sat Aug 13, 16 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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good snap,amazing critters but as you suspected i dont like em to the point where genocide seems reasonable (only where i grow veg, anywhere else the slimey hoard are delightful)
the dangling thing is rather clever and well worth looking out for. |
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011
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Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 16 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| dpack wrote: |
good snap,amazing critters but as you suspected i dont like em to the point where genocide seems reasonable (only where i grow veg, anywhere else the slimey hoard are delightful)
the dangling thing is rather clever and well worth looking out for. |
It certainly is. I'm not sure why these two decided on my door frame - it's not as if I don't have lots of trees. Maybe the moment just arrived! I was surprised that there was no residue the next morning. They must re-absorb the slime rope and the fixing point, I assume. I wish I had had more time to look at the spectacle.
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 16 7:51 am Post subject: |
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I wish they would absorb the slime elsewhere! Good picture Buzzy, and amazing to see it. |
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Slim
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 5345
Location: New England (In the US of A)
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 16 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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I hadn't known how they did the deed until I saw this clip years ago
https://vimeo.com/16731697 |
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