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Metaldehyde-containing slug baits are banned in some countries as they are toxic to dogs and cats and disturb the natural ecosystems. [2] [12] There is no antidote or specific treatment plan for metaldehyde poisoning. Symptoms of poisoning in dogs and cats vary and are very similar to poisonings by other substances, however they can include ...
A slug on a wall in Kanagawa, Japan.. Slug, or land slug, is a common name for any apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusc.The word slug is also often used as part of the common name of any gastropod mollusc that has no shell, a very reduced shell, or only a small internal shell, particularly sea slugs and semi-slugs (this is in contrast to the common name snail, which applies to ...
The natural intermediate hosts of Angiostrongylus vasorum are land slugs, land snails and freshwater snails. [4] Angiostrongylus vasorum shows little host specificity in its intermediate host. [5] Arion ater - natural host [3] Natural definitive hosts are domestic dogs [4] and various other carnivores include: [6] red fox Vulpes vulpes [7]
A leopard slug makes an appearance during plant removal at the Crawford County Fairgrounds.
Food products and household items commonly handled by humans can be toxic to dogs. The symptoms can range from simple irritation to digestion issues, behavioral changes, and even death. The categories of common items ingested by dogs include food products, human medication, household detergents, indoor and outdoor toxic plants, and rat poison. [1]
Kids (and adults) should also take care to not scream loudly around dogs they don't know, and to lower their voice if a dog owner says the noise (or any other behavior) is upsetting their pet.
Banana slugs have a single lung which opens externally via a pneumostome. The placement of the pneumostome on the mantle helps to distinguish the species of Ariolimax. The slime also contains pheromones to attract other slugs for mating. Slugs are simultaneous hermaphrodites, [12] and reproduce by exchanging sperm with their mate. They produce ...
Limax maximus (literally, "biggest slug"), known by the common names great grey slug and leopard slug, is a species of slug in the family Limacidae, the keeled slugs. [4] It is among the largest keeled slugs, Limax cinereoniger being the largest. Limax maximus is the type species of the genus Limax. The adult slug measures 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 ...