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They eat leaves, stems, flowers and fruits close to the ground like strawberries, tomatoes and artichokes.
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What are the orange slugs with feet that keep eating my plants?
Dusky, red and Spanish slugs are orange slugs that eat plants. Taxonomists categorize the three molluscs respectively into the gastropod genus Arion subfuscus, A. rufus and A. vulgaris. Slugs may be considered as beneficial in consuming carrion, decaying and living fungi and plants, other slugs, and snails and as pests in eating edible, ornamental and wildflowering plants.
Why do slugs eat leaves?
During the night is meal time for slugs [Gastropoda] since they're nocturnal feeders. Slugs tend to be environmentally friendly in the sense that their favorite foods are dead leaves, decaying plant materials, and fungi. But there are some slugs such as the Portuguese slug [Arion lusitanicus] that prefer the fresh, moist body parts of living plants.
Are slugs usually silver?
Silver Slug - Arion silvaticus is a slug that is silver in color. Learn more about it in the related link.
Can slugs eat parsley?
Slugs can eat parsley. Slugs can eat anything, even if it kills it.
What do snail and slugs eat?
snail and slugs eat garden debris
What kind of birds eat slugs?
Blackbirds, starlings and magpies normally eat slugs. They can die from eating them because some of the slugs are toxic.
Do slugs eat vinca?
Yes, slugs will eat the leaves and exposed roots of the Vinca plant.
Can slugs eat apple or potato peels?
Yes, slugs will eat apple and potato peelings.
Do slugs eat pecan leaves?
Yes, slugs do eat pecan leaves. Slugs will feed on any type of vegetation, but one of their favorites things to eat are leaves that are tender.
What is the common name of Arion lusitanicus?
Portuguese slug is the common name of Arion lusitanicus. It's found in woody areas, since it likes to feed off plant matter. But unlike many slugs, this particular kind prefers its plant body parts moist, fresh and alive.
If 2 slugs eat 6 leaves in 2 days how many leaves would 3 slugs eat in 4 days?
16 slugs
Do slugs eat other dead slugs?
No they do not they feed on dead leaves
