Ghost Slug

Posted by Alex in Animal, Pictures on July 22, 2008 at 11:37 am



Photo: Amgueddfa Cymru/National Museum Wales, Cardiff University

Meet the ghost slug, earthworms’ worst nightmare:

The nocturnal predator is armed with blade-like teeth (see inset) for slicing through animal flesh and can measure up to 5 inches (13 centimeters) long when stalking its prey, Rowson said.

"They engulf the worms piece by piece," the biologist noted. "One end of the worm will still be alive while the other is being gradually ratcheted into the slug by the teeth."

The slug has been officially named Selenochlamys ysbryda ("ysbryd" is Welsh for "ghost."): Link - Thanks Ratz!

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8 comments to "Ghost Slug"

  1. SenorMysterioso
    July 22nd, 2008 at 12:05 pm

    slugs - gross
    ghosts - yikes

    ghostslugs?!!

  2. Ali S.
    July 22nd, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    I don’t know about ghost slug. But it looks like a tiny little white whale. Boy, Ishmael is gonna be pissed when he has to tell everyone this is the great white whale. ;)

  3. Skipweasel
    July 22nd, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    Why can’t I train my slugs to eat the bindweed?

  4. Cardiff Places Of Interest
    July 23rd, 2008 at 2:31 am

    That just looks nasty!

  5. Evilbeagle
    July 23rd, 2008 at 2:47 am

    I hate slugs, and this gives me more reason to hate them.

    Salt it!!!

  6. Larfin Jackarse
    July 23rd, 2008 at 4:52 am

    Is they tasty? Perhaps pack ‘em up and send ‘em to Franceland? Whole new business model?

  7. Capella
    July 23rd, 2008 at 10:51 am

    @ SenorMysterioso
    So ghostslugs = grikes?
    or Yioss?

  8. pr
    July 27th, 2008 at 11:57 pm

    Can something be more disgusting?


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