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Post by jamesp on Aug 24, 2013 21:27:43 GMT -5
This carnivorous plant had a horse fly, butterfly and ant carcases in it's belly. It also had a hole in it's side where the horse fly entered.  The hole and the dead horse fly  The horse fly with little white internal clean out bugs. Don't mess w/mother nature....  A pretty grasshopper engorged on my crop.  A common leach  A dead hawk moth  Ten pound smiling snail  haha Thanks for visiting the dead bug society. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 17:43:40 GMT -5
I am thinking mites Nice Georgian backyard invertebrate lesson. I am voting this for super best backyard invert of the day |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 25, 2013 18:03:47 GMT -5
Yeah, but we got banana slugs in CA! It's the state mollusk. You'd think it would be abalone....
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Post by jamesp on Aug 25, 2013 21:58:23 GMT -5
Banana slugs-are they as big as bananas? Sounds like table fare....
Those horse flies can drill one inch deep. Always in the center of your back so that you have to dislocate your shoulder to slap them. Dislocation less painful than one inch hole.
Those mites kinda freaked me out. Good analysis-mites.
The carnivorous green has is squirming these days with bugs. I have another photo set of the bees. They were real jittery about letting me get close. I was soaking wet; that greenhouse has no fan and is easily 120-130 at high sun. Bugs love it.
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Post by vegasjames on Aug 26, 2013 0:52:40 GMT -5
Banana slugs-are they as big as bananas? Sounds like table fare.... They sell canned slugs in various sauces such as tomato sauce, curry sauce, etc. up in Oregon. |
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Post by jamesp on Aug 26, 2013 8:42:26 GMT -5
That is where most people should draw a line. But, you James, have not surprised me. I have seen your creativity w/foul substances. LOL
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 26, 2013 8:59:27 GMT -5
Banana slugs - I don't think they get as big as bananas, James. I think they are called that because they are yellow and banana shaped?  I suppose there are some people that eat them, some people will eat anything, apparently. As for snails, a person could call it escargot, but it's still a snail to me. I'm not eating it! Don't care much for them big biting flies. Tell your carnivorous plants they can eat as much of them as they want to. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2013 10:48:28 GMT -5
Snails are terrific food!
Whelks, Conch, Escargot are all awesome. The snails we have in our ocean here in soCal are called "shells", perhaps because people dive for them for their shell, but I eat them and they are the finest snails ever!
Abalone? Meh..... Flavorless and chewier than Don's old army boots.
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Post by Pat on Aug 26, 2013 16:32:17 GMT -5
Not a banana slug fan. They are the team mascot at University Santa Cruz. Daughter Liz got her name engraved on a plaque because she kissed a banana slug at a grade school science camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains.  I should add that in western Washington, the banana slugs are as big as bananas. I've run across/hopped over/went around these on walks through dense forest. Trails barely detectible. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 26, 2013 16:41:07 GMT -5
Fun memory, Pat. Evidently, some people will kiss anything, too. LOL! Ask her today if she thought it was worth it?
Scott, have you ever had freshly caught abalone, then cooked it up immediately yourself at home? No? Restaurant only? You don't know what you missed out on. It's all in the preparation, it has excellent flavor and is NOT as rubbery as Don's old boots when you know what you are doing (slice thin, and pound the heck out of it with a tenderizing mallet). One of my sisters used to go up the coast on dive trips, and bring home limits of abalone (before they became so endangered that you can't even take them anymore here), getting home around 10 pm. We'd be cleaning, prepping cooking, eating until midnight. I remember those days well...
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Post by jamesp on Aug 26, 2013 19:05:40 GMT -5
Yellow is a strange color for a slug. I can not imagine putting that thing near your lips.
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Post by Pat on Aug 26, 2013 19:10:18 GMT -5
jamesp, I don't even want to imagine it. It's the yuck factor!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 26, 2013 19:23:47 GMT -5
I should add that in western Washington, the banana slugs are as big as bananas. I've run across/hopped over/went around these on walks through dense forest. Trails barely detectible. That creeps me out just thinking about it - as big as bananas!! Had to detour around them, huh? I've never seen one in person, it's too dry here, and when I've been somewhere they might have existed, I really wasn't looking for them. YUCK! I certainly wouldn't put one anywhere near my lips either, James, probably wouldn't even touch one with my hands. Just the little run-of-the-mill ones around here gross me out with their slime. |
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Post by jamesp on Aug 26, 2013 19:28:13 GMT -5
She must be a brave child. I liked Jean's inquiry- was it worth it?
Now those 'yuk factor' shows are big money. They need to take the show to the banana slug. Contestants would be in trouble
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Post by Pat on Aug 26, 2013 19:43:39 GMT -5
Not for the faint of heart  , but if you google big banana slugs, you will see some. I remember some having dark spots. Don't do this just before you go to bed! Creeps! |
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Post by jamesp on Aug 26, 2013 19:49:39 GMT -5
That's funny Pat.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2013 19:53:35 GMT -5
Fun memory, Pat. Evidently, some people will kiss anything, too. LOL! Ask her today if she thought it was worth it? Scott, have you ever had freshly caught abalone, then cooked it up immediately yourself at home? No? Restaurant only? You don't know what you missed out on. It's all in the preparation, it has excellent flavor and is NOT as rubbery as Don's old boots when you know what you are doing (slice thin, and pound the heck out of it with a tenderizing mallet). One of my sisters used to go up the coast on dive trips, and bring home limits of abalone (before they became so endangered that you can't even take them anymore here), getting home around 10 pm. We'd be cleaning, prepping cooking, eating until midnight. I remember those days well... Well.... I have had live ones killed/cleaned/sliced/tenderized prepared and served....... in a restaurant. Give me local shell's anytime. 10# daily limit, common as snails, tasty as any seafood can be. No pounding required. |
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Post by Pat on Aug 26, 2013 19:56:59 GMT -5
From wiki
The Pacific banana slug is the second-largest species of terrestrial slug in the world, growing up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) long,[4] and weights of 115 grams (4.1 ounces).[5] (The largest slug species is Limax cinereoniger of Europe, which can reach 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.)
Banana slugs can move at 6 1⁄2 inches (17 cm) per minute.[6]
@shotgunner no way no thanks : p
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 26, 2013 20:11:54 GMT -5
Okay, Pat, now you really creeped me out. Funny that spiders and snakes are no biggy to me. I love it when you see an adult male have a spider get on them, and then scream like a little girl. Saw it happen at the swapmeet yesterday!
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, but if you google big banana slugs, you will see some. I remember some having dark spots. 
