Giant, hot-pink slugs found in Australia

Originally posted by incoserv

Originally posted by JohnPhoenix

from flightless birds capable of disemboweling a man to giant glow-in-dark earthworms.

I'd like to see those....

I'd bet you have. They're called ostriches.

No. They are called Emu's.

Very similar to the Ostrich. ( African )

Ostrich v Emu

I just came across this article myself, what an amazing find. Crazy how some animals or insects, invertebrates, whatever you wanna call it, can survive so long without science knowing or confirming they exist. New species are being found daily in some areas of the world from what I understand. From the rainforests to the volcanic craters to the bottom of the ocean, makes you wonder what crazy finds there are waiting for us in some of these places.

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very interesting find purplemer. The beauties created in nature have always amazed 1.

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Originally posted by Char-Lee We have these guys, almost stepped on one on the front steps today. They get big too, bet they would make a cute couple!

Do you live on mount Kaputar too?

The existence of 8-inch fluorescent pink slugs on Mount Kaputar, a 5,000-foot peak in New South Wales, has only recently been confirmed.

The bizarre 8-inch creatures exist only in the alpine forest of Mount Kaputar in New South Wales.

Do you live in the alpine forest of Mount Kaputar in New South Wales, Australia?

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No we live on the California coast at the North end, we have the Redwoods and Banana slugs are all over the place. Regular slugs too are really big here. So ours are the Pacific kind.

The Pacific banana slug is the second-largest species of terrestrial slug in the world, growing up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) long,[4] and weights of 115 grams (4.1 ounces).[5]

(The largest slug species is Limax cinereoniger of Europe, which can reach 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.)

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Actually my friend, the bird the OP speaks of is a Cassowary.

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Funny lookin' chicken.

That is seriously a sweet looking slug. I mean, I would like to have one as a pet and possibly to eat because it looks rather tasty doesn't it?

I knew once the gay marriage bill had passed this would happen.....

Originally posted by Char-Lee
reply to post by Tribunal

 

No we live on the California coast at the North end, we have the Redwoods and Banana slugs are all over the place. Regular slugs too are really big here. So ours are the Pacific kind.

The Pacific banana slug is the second-largest species of terrestrial slug in the world, growing up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) long,[4] and weights of 115 grams (4.1 ounces).[5]

(The largest slug species is Limax cinereoniger of Europe, which can reach 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.)

edit on 3-6-2013 by Char-Lee because: (no reason given)

But this isn't a banana slug. And I know for a fact there are no bright pink slugs in northern California. Nice try.

That is so cool! As an Australian, this is just fascinating. Thanks for the thread!

Originally posted by TheCrimsonGhost

Originally posted by Char-Lee
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No we live on the California coast at the North end, we have the Redwoods and Banana slugs are all over the place. Regular slugs too are really big here. So ours are the Pacific kind.

The Pacific banana slug is the second-largest species of terrestrial slug in the world, growing up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) long,[4] and weights of 115 grams (4.1 ounces).[5]

(The largest slug species is Limax cinereoniger of Europe, which can reach 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.)

edit on 3-6-2013 by Char-Lee because: (no reason given)

But this isn't a banana slug. And I know for a fact there are no bright pink slugs in northern California. Nice try.

It was an excellent "try". Meaning they have big slugs too. As a matter of fact. The pink one, and the Banana one would probably make one AWESOME smoothie.

Originally posted by DaRAGE
Shove one of them up ya nose ...

it's eight inches long though

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It was an excellent "try". Meaning they have big slugs too. As a matter of fact. The pink one, and the Banana one would probably make one AWESOME smoothie.

No it was a fail. The topic is pink slugs that are only found in Australia. She said that where she lives, they exist too. They don´t.

The pink slugs in the op only live in that particular place in Australia.

Normal slugs are virtually everywhere.

I think everyone agrees that the extremely fascinating thing here is the fact that they are slugs that are pink.

Originally posted by thedeadtruth
I knew once the gay marriage bill had passed this would happen.....

That and an epidemic of shirtless muscle guys.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was genetically engineered and released.

Make your choice...

Originally posted by suz62
I wouldn't be surprised if it was genetically engineered and released.

That would make perfect sense, because they are pink.

Originally posted by TheCrimsonGhost

Originally posted by Char-Lee
reply to post by Tribunal

 

No we live on the California coast at the North end, we have the Redwoods and Banana slugs are all over the place. Regular slugs too are really big here. So ours are the Pacific kind.

The Pacific banana slug is the second-largest species of terrestrial slug in the world, growing up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) long,[4] and weights of 115 grams (4.1 ounces).[5]

(The largest slug species is Limax cinereoniger of Europe, which can reach 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.)

edit on 3-6-2013 by Char-Lee because: (no reason given)

But this isn't a banana slug. And I know for a fact there are no bright pink slugs in northern California. Nice try.

I am sorry you must have misread my post. I was simply showing the similar large yellow ones we have here. ?? Sorry for the misunderstanding.

By this I meant the photo I included.

Originally posted by Char-Lee We have these guys, almost stepped on one on the front steps today. They get big too, bet they would make a cute couple!

Originally posted by Tribunal
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It was an excellent "try". Meaning they have big slugs too. As a matter of fact. The pink one, and the Banana one would probably make one AWESOME smoothie.

No it was a fail. The topic is pink slugs that are only found in Australia. She said that where she lives, they exist too. They don´t.

The pink slugs in the op only live in that particular place in Australia.

Normal slugs are virtually everywhere.

I think everyone agrees that the extremely fascinating thing here is the fact that they are slugs that are pink.

The giant banana slugs in the on the pacific Coast are not common to the rest of the world.

She said that where she lives, they exist too.

There are all levels of reading comprehension. Some people need to read things more then once and carefully.