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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Snails, Slugs and other Molluscs</title>
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		<title>West Indian Fuzzy Chiton from Puerto Rico</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/27/chiton-from-puerto-rico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hard shell purple bug at the coast of Puerto Rico
Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 7:12 PM
I was staying at a hotel on the east coast of the island of Puerto Rico and went to the shore to look at the ocean at around midday. This thing was purple, had a hard shell, did not move [...]


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		<title>Murderous, Cannibalistic Snails</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/09/28/murderous-cannibalistic-snails/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Euglandina rosea attacks Achatina fulica
Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 8:09 AM
Good Morning. Hope the subject line got your attention!
Quick one: While in Guam some time ago, I did a photo/research project on the Giant African Snail and its predator. MANY 35mm Ektachromes now converted to medium-format digital&#8230;.showing adults of both, and the actual attack. Winnowed [...]


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		<title>Mating Spotted Leopard Slugs</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/09/28/mating-spotted-leopard-slugs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/09/28/mating-spotted-leopard-slugs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Limax copulation
I just wanted to share this image and these Youtube links of a pair of Limax maximus copulating on my toolshed. I took these images in mid-September 2008 in Brunswick, Maryland (Frederick County).
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=k6Jh6zmoH1o
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=cutUEYHozpM 
love your site &#8211; i visit regularly and recommend you to my friends
wayneO
Brunswick, Frederick County, Maryland
Hi Wayne,
Several years ago [...]


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		<title>Leopard Slug Sex</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/07/14/leopard-slug-sex/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More buggery
Also, just having ran across the adult side of your web site, here&#8217;s some more filthy porn for you
Darren

Hi again Darren,
We do find there to be something a bit lewd about this image of mating Leopard Slugs. Interestingly, as these Leopard Slugs are hermaphrodites, they are theoretically indulging in &#8220;Same Sex&#8221; Coupling.





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		<title>Red Triangle Slug from Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/08/30/red-triangle-slug-from-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/08/30/red-triangle-slug-from-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hows this for an Aussie slug We breed them big here in Queensland. This slug was spotted climbing a tree in our garden by us on the way home from our favorite Chinese / Vietnamese restaurant. There had been a good bit of rain (for a change) and this remarkable creature was climbing into the [...]


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		<title>More Mating Slugs and subsequent Religious and Political Controversy</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/08/26/more-mating-slugs-and-subsequent-religious-and-political-controversy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slugs Having Sex
Dear Bugman,
I photographed these two slugs in an intimate moment near Chilliwack, BC. They didn&#8217;t seem offended; I guess their attention was otherwise occupied. Regards,
Mike

Hi Mike,
You might want to compare the technique of your couple to the French Slugs we just posted. We also can&#8217;t help but ponder how conservatives might view the [...]


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		<title>Mating Slugs from France</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/08/26/mating-slugs-from-france/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[mating slugs &#8211; limaces (with photo)
I took this photo about two weeks ago just down the road from a village near the River Creuse in the Limousin region of France. The French call these slugs &#8220;limaces.&#8221; Each one is about the size of a human finger. I found them fascinating. I stumbled across your page [...]


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		<title>Mating Unknown Slugs from Parts Unknown!!! Identified as Red Triangle Slugs from Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weird Slugs
Hi there,
These two bizarre creatures appeared outside our front door this morning. The photo&#8217;s are low-res because I took them with my mobile phone. The patterns you can see are as I saw them, in red and orange. There was a hole in the side of each slug within each pattern. Could you please [...]


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		<title>Public Service Announcement!!!! from (02/25/2006) on Mating Hawaiian Snails</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2006 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GAL Snail Love LOVE your website! When I saw the loving Leopard Slugs I remembered these two photos I took near Wahiawa, Ohau, Hawaii, November 2005. I believe they are Giant African Landsnails, an introduced species. I found the second couple a few feet away from the first and they look like they are just [...]


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		<title>Mating Hawaiian Snails</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2006 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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LOVE your website! When I saw the loving Leopard Slugs I remembered these two photos I took near Wahiawa, Ohau, Hawaii, November 2005. I believe they are Giant African Landsnails, an introduced species. I found the second couple a few feet away from the first and they look like they are just getting [...]


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