08 July 2012

 Given the recent wet weather, one may as well give up on lepidoptera or aculeates or anything that requires sunshine! Molluscs are now the ideal choice! The accompanying photo shows Limax flavus, a slug that is closely associated with human habitation, favouring old mortared walls and buildings. It is a local species - I saw my first, over 20 years ago in a farmyard at Llansawel in mid-Carmarthenshire. Subsequently, I have noted it on quite a few occasions on old walls in urban/suburban Llanelli (there are old records for Swansea too). It has yellowish markings on an olive background, with blue-grey tentacles.

3 comments:

Barry Stewart said...

Our garden should be notified as we seem to have internationally important numbers of this species. They seem particularly keen on the bird seed bin, managing to creep under the lid where they congregate after feeding!

Anonymous said...

I come across these beautiful dudes in Sketty occasionally, especially under the bin bags. Johnny Woon.

Ian Morgan said...

The Sketty record might be the first modern Swansea record of this overlooked species?