Talk:Slug

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There sure is a lot of info about how to kill slugs. But what do they eat? What's their life cycle like? Well, nobody really cares. We should all get better hobbies. User: Wangmanwithaplan

Well now we have the biology, the slug killing advice needs some editing.Billlion 09:42, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Reproduction

Can we have a source for the claim by 82.33.116.160 that they sling sperm in the direction of their mates' genitalia? I no there are a strange variations in slug copulation, but this does need a reference! Billlion 21:50, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Small shells

Yes some slugs do have small shells. For example the Shelled Slug Testacella haliotidea has a small shell at the anterior of the mantle.Billlion 09:48, 9 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

predators??

predators of what? - Omegatron 01:58, May 24, 2005 (UTC)

Please clarify your question Billlion 18:12, 25 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It says some slugs are predators. What do they hunt? - Omegatron 19:20, May 25, 2005 (UTC)

I'm no expert but I did some googling. Some aparently hunt other gastropods [1]. Some (Testacella haliotides) pursue worms through their tunnels! BBC nature. Similarly [2] Testacella baliotidea. Billlion 18:02, 26 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

User:JoJan has corrected me. T. haliotides and T. baliotidea are the same species. See Shelled Slug. Billlion 20:44, 29 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Anybody know about the parasite that changes the slug's appearance and kinda controls it's mind?--The dez 19:29, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Slugs in cold climes

Does anyone know how slugs survive in extremely cold climates? I assume the eggs are able to stay viable over a 7 month arctic winter but I'm just guessing. I've tried email several universities by no response. CambridgeBayWeather 09:15, 27 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Wording of length ratio

The original wording was: "Ariolimax dolichophallus, a species of banana slug (dolichophallus meaning "long penis" in Latin) has the largest body-to-penis length ratio of any animal." If the ratio of body:penis (or body/body+penis) is considered high, that implies that the body is particularly long and the penis is particularly short, whereas the exact opposite meaning is intended here. I have changed it to "penis-to-body length ratio". Confluence 11:27, 28 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Apophallation

In contradiction to this article, the apophallation article says that no replacement penis grows. This needs to be clarified. Shantavira 18:38, 24 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Slugs inedible?

The cited link relates a story where a man exhibited meningitis after consuming a slug. However, the putative cause of the man's meningitis was an infestation by Angiostrongylus cantonensis contracted from eating the slug. Because this species of worm frequently infests both slugs as well as snails, it is arguable that the citation does not justify a claim that snails are edible while slugs are not.

CDC fact sheet regarding Angiostrongylus cantonensis

--Symbiote 07:55, 30 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This link is still referenced by the article and should therefore be left in, the structure of the section does not indicate slugs are inedible, just that care should be taken due to secondary problems from the parasites present in the organism. Never heard of cooking pork properly to remove worm eggs? -- Masterplan79th 04:50, 03 April 2007 (UTC)

A question

Can anyone tell me anything about those tiny little white insects or whatever they are which you often see if you look closely at a slug's body? Are they parasites, or do they help clean the slug like those birds you get pecking stuff off of rhinos, or are they something else altogether? They're kinda disgusting, but I'm quite curious about this. :D XYaAsehShalomX 22:54, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

There are plenty of slug paracsites, but you would have to be much more specific to get an answer to that question Billlion 19:17, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I've often had to remove horrible orange slugs from the garden and stuff, and I've sometimes noticed very, very tiny white or pale coloured insects (or maybe something else?) running quite rapidly across them. I've also seen them on snails before, although not as frequently. I'm sorry for not being specific enough. They seem to go on large slugs rather than small ones, and the slugs don't seem to be irritated by them at all. XYaAsehShalomX 19:24, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen them, too. I think they might be some kind of mite. Poor slugs. D: 75.165.1.152 03:36, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, they are mites. Take a look at: [3] Invertzoo (talk) 19:58, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Salts on Slugs

Um, does anyone care if salt on slugs is painful or not? - MSTCrow 14:51, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. 75.26.199.229 02:27, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

... Well I do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think it's cruelwhicky1978^talk 05:33, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

~~IT is extremely cruel, which is why i've erased the line in the article depicting this method, and hopefully no one will think me wrong by writing it back

If the question is 'Do slugs feel pain, and should info on the nervous system of a slug be added to the page?' then it's a valid question to ask. Not sure there's a solid answer on this one though. 213.120.141.254 10:34, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: The transwiki of this article was history-merged with the (now deleted) wikipedia article Pest control of slugs to make the wikibook chapter A Wikimanual of Gardening/Slugs. --SB_Johnny|^talk|_books 15:12, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Marking slugs for identification

As part of my Biology degree I am trying to find a method of marking them for identification then I can count the recaptured slugs and work out the population size? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.102.187.133 (talk) 12:56, 11 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Ask on Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Science.Billlion 19:02, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stylommatophora = Slugs?

Hi all, at the moment searching or follwing a link for 'Stylommatophora' redirects to this page which might give people the idea all Stylommatophora are slugs. Is anyone going to object to me setting up something for Stylommatophora and getting rid of the redirect?

--Igor nz 05:56, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, go ahead. Be bold! Totnesmartin 19:21, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, having just looked it up[4], the order includes snails as well. I'll sort out the article after tea, unless you do it first. Totnesmartin 17:22, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ok there is something there now - still very stubby --Igor nz 03:05, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Monoecious?

I’ve not seen this term used outside of botany; wouldn’t slugs be more properly termed hermaphroditic? Cygfrydd Llewellyn 17:24, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Copper can be used to repel slugs

I found this interesting article about how copper repels slugs and snails. Copper Slug and Snail Repellant — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dancincutie1290 (talk • contribs)

I removed the link -- please don't add commercial links; see WP:EL. thanks. bikeable (talk) 17:31, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]