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Striped Greenhouse Slug

Ambigolimax valentianus

The Striped Greenhouse Slug is a slimy little creature with beautiful stripes! It loves to munch on leaves and can be found in gardens and greenhouses. These slugs are gentle and help break down dead plants.

Lebensraum: Urban areas, gardens

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The Striped Greenhouse Slug has a slender body, usually pale brown to yellowish-grey, with two distinct darker stripes running down its back. Its mantle covers a small portion of its front, and a prominent keel extends along its back, making it appear more streamlined than other slugs.

ReichAnimaliaStammMolluscaKlasseGastropodaOrdnungStylommatophoraFamilieLimacidaeGattungAmbigolimax
Striped Greenhouse Slug
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Striped Greenhouse Slug

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A slug's 'tongue' has thousands of tiny teeth to scrape food! Wow!

Striped Greenhouse Slugs can shrink into tight spaces to hide! Wow!

They are amazing hermaphrodites, meaning each slug can lay eggs! Wow!

They can navigate by following the slime trails of other slugs! Wow!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Slime Superhighway

Striped Greenhouse Slugs can glide on a self-created mucus trail that helps them move smoothly and protects them from rough surfaces.

Fähigkeit

Stretch & Sense

Striped Greenhouse Slugs have two pairs of retractable tentacles that help them touch, taste, and smell their surroundings.

Fähigkeit

Undercover Breather

Striped Greenhouse Slugs breathe through a small hole called a pneumostome, which they can open and close for air.

Maße und Details

Größe
30-70 mm
Lebenserwartung
300-700 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These slugs munch on decaying plants, fungi, and sometimes even fresh greens!

Hauptnahrung

  • decaying plant matter
  • fungi
  • algae
  • tender plant shoots

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Slugs are safe to touch, but wash your hands afterward!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Striped Greenhouse Slug?

30-70 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Striped Greenhouse Slug?

300-700 Tage

Was frisst Striped Greenhouse Slug?

These slugs munch on decaying plants, fungi, and sometimes even fresh greens!

Wo findet man Striped Greenhouse Slug normalerweise?

Urban areas, gardens

Wie jagt Striped Greenhouse Slug?

Foraging

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