Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2.fluke 9/24/84; site tpvax.fluke.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!amd!pesnta!hplabs!tektronix!uw-beaver!fluke!inc From: inc@fluke.UUCP (Gary Benson) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: slug size -vs- location Message-ID: <670@tpvax.fluke.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 02:45:22 EDT Article-I.D.: tpvax.670 Posted: Mon Aug 19 02:45:22 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 22-Aug-85 14:29:18 EDT References: <3122@nsc.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 27 > After reading the recent slug stories in this group, a curious thought > hit me: How big are these slugs that people talk about? I'll start with > my observations: > > St. Paul Park, Minn.(Near St. Paul-Minneapolis) approx 3/8 to 1/2 inch. > They only lived in areas where there was lots of vegetation, such as in the > river valley. The civilized climate helps, I'm sure. > > San Jose, Calif. 1 to 3 inches long; they lived EVERYWHERE. > > San Leandro, Calif. 1 to 1 1/2 inches long. Mukilteo, WA (the town of which Seattle is a suburb): Slugs here range from the tiny "banana" variety (yellow, 22 - 37 cm) to the larger ones that are sometimes kept as pets. This vaiety (Sluggisiums Humongus) are about the size of a well-fed Sea Lion, and have been used for years as guard animals. They eat up to 10 acres of parsley per day, and all the local junk yards keep a viscious trained attack slug to protect the property. A local restaurateur is experimenting with cross-breeding S.H. with the French escargot. -- Gary Benson * John Fluke Mfg. Co. * PO Box C9090 * Everett WA * 98206 MS/232-E = = {allegra} {uw-beaver} !fluke!inc = = (206)356-5367 _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-ascii is our god and unix is his profit-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_