Spotted Leopard Slug, Giant Leopard Slug
Limax maximus
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Vincent, Alabama
Bear, Delaware
Columbus, Georgia
Duluth, Georgia
Fort Benning, Georgia
Fortson, Georgia
Gainesville, Georgia
Locust Grove, Georgia
Warwick, Georgia
Boise, Idaho
Belvidere, Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois
Washington, Illinois
Bloomington, Indiana
Brazil, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Peru, Indiana
Moulton, Iowa
Melbourne, Kentucky
Havre De Grace, Maryland
Lusby, Maryland
Charlotte, Michigan
Eastpointe, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalkaska, Michigan
Roseville, Michigan
Springfield, Missouri
Denville, New Jersey
Southampton, New York
Watertown, New York
West Islip, New York
Charlotte, North Carolina
Hickory, North Carolina
Jamestown, North Carolina
Pittsboro, North Carolina
Cleveland, Ohio
Zanesville, Ohio
Kellyville, Oklahoma
Weston, Oregon
Narberth, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania(2 reports)
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Clarksville, Tennessee
Jackson, Tennessee
Athens, Texas
Rutland, Vermont
Kalama, Washington
North Sultan, Washington
Sultan, Washington
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Kates699
Rebecca1133
LMFE
Annema
Lapislazulite
SimpleSue
I'v never observed Leopard Slugs eating my plants, but I have observed the small gray slugs eating plants.
If you don't want slugs in your garden you don't have to kill them- just collect them and put them out in the woods.
Leopard Slugs do eat the small gray slugs.
JustLetCreaturesLive
Faithbruce84
hamptons
Now, if only someone would note that sowbugs are NOT harmless to plants and eat plenty of healthy plants and not just “dead plant material” I’ll be happy. My gardens have been overrun with sowbugs ever since I stupidly allowed landscapers to put mulch down. They got the mulch for free from the town and it had been sitting next to the landfill for months. Agh! I don’t use any pesticides so I guess I’m stuck with them.
MeMow
elaine322
Kelcienichole
greeneyed_witch76
missyb1236
flo9
About a month ago I saw a huge solid black one the same size of this one in picture on my patio near my garden. Anyone know what type that would be?? Then about a week later saw a leopard slug on the sidewalk and then made it's way to the grass... likely heading over to my garden. They can move really fast!!!!!! Since then I've noticed my peppers getting ruined.
I have dermatosis earth (sp) often on my plants and this doesn't kill them like they normally do for small slugs. I sprinkled some salt on it last night an... read more
sherriperri
alisondm
mkhenricks
Tonight I found one again around some cat food that I put out for a neighbor. It is much colder now and this slug seemed to have a problem with the dropping temp.
I just checked on him and he seems dead. There was some kind of large bean shaped egg, something on one end.
I have seen their glistening trails on the sidewalks. I don't know why people want to kill them, since they share this Earth with us and seem harmles... read more
lmarie357
so now Fred- since they are hermaphrodites i guess fred is as good a name as any -is residing in a moist habitat of coconut fiber and moss. (Just happened to have it since I recently took in the tinniest frog i have ever seen...but thats another post.
It is amazing to watch, once you get past the gross out factor of the slime! ... read more
hulkflower22
nononoall
morrigan
thethorinator
LOL
Thor
jenewton
Gabrielle
renwings
They devore my seedlings and my marigolds down to the soil. They love my strawberries. They eat the chicken feed too.
They are huge and unstoppable, they laugh in the face of slug repellants.
I actually had one crawl UNDER my front door, across the floor and up a wall before I discovered it in the morning. I thought they were scary OUTSIDE . . .
The chickens won't even attempt to eat them, they are so huge. I have found them sharing hiding places with salamanders.