General Description

Colour pale white-yellow or orange-green, with grey-green spots. Foot pale yellow. Up to 10 cm long.

Biology

Great Yellow Slugs produce a thick, yellow mucus which they glide along by contracting the muscles on the underside of their foot. Great Yellow Slugs fed mostly on fungi and plant material and can be a minor garden pest in some areas. Their eggs are 5-6 mm in size, lemon-shaped and are laid in clutches of up to around 30 eggs, from which up to 140 slugs can hatch. They were introduced from Europe, and first recorded in Australia in 1852.

Distribution

Europe, North America, New Zealand. Eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.

Habitat

Damp places with decaying vegetation, urban areas including kitchens.

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