albino slug?

[Thomas]

WOW lovely slug and i dont like slugs.
But wow he is nice!

[Deleted]

wow that's amazing

have you still got the slug Kevin? have you found any more?

[Kevin]

I released it around a week or so later, I found two more in my garden not so long ago, since being contacted by the museum Ive been checking daily, but havent found any yet.

The pictures I took predate when they were first noticed by the museum, so I may have been the first person to see them here, or at least to photograph one of them.

[Deleted]

wow so u actually discovered a species ;D

[Kevin]

Jul 9, 2008 17:46:40 GMT @lotsofsnails said:

wow so u actually discovered a species ;D

yeah apparantly, Im not credited with it though, as the paper was submitted after the person who co-write it saw the pics on here, thats ok though, Im just happy that the species has been identified and named, great that it has a Welsh name also.

[ness]

Fascinating species Kevin, I agree it's a shame you weren't acknowledged, but it's great to know what they are. I would hope that they don't become a pest - there are so many worm eaters and none of them have yet threatened the worm population, so let's hope.....

Must be a treat to see one of these

I've seen slugs eating worms and other slugs, but I didn't know there were any that fed exclusively on worms.

Yes it does make sense that they evolved in a cave system or similar, what with the lack of eyes and pigmentation.

[Kevin]

I agree, it makes sense that they probably evolved to live in caves, its amazing how they werent discovered in their native environment, maybe they are a very rare species where they were originally? I wonder how long they have been in the UK?

I hope they arent a pest species. Theres already Slugs that eat worms, as well as snails and other slugs in the UK. So hopefully they would affect the populations of other inverts much.

[Blötdjur]

Jul 9, 2008 20:07:50 GMT Kevin said:

I agree, it makes sense that they probably evolved to live in caves, its amazing how they werent discovered in their native environment, maybe they are a very rare species where they were originally? I wonder how long they have been in the UK?

I hope they arent a pest species. Theres already Slugs that eat worms, as well as snails and other slugs in the UK. So hopefully they would affect the populations of other inverts much.

Very cool slug, fun to hear about new slugs, and to see them!

Perhaps they lost their eyesight in earthworm tunnels?

Some parts of the world crawl with species... having been covered with ice a few thousands of years ago doesn't help much!

I read that a New Zeelandic terrestrial flatworm has been very bad for the earthworms in something like Scotland and parts of the Ireland island.

[Kevin]

possibly, it could be because they are fossorial. I dont think the Testacella species in the UK are without eyes though, so maybe they are from caves originally.

Ive seen a flatworm here in Wales, it was quite a few years ago though, I dont know if they are common here or not.

[coyote]

from link:
Mr Rowson said: "Selenochlamys ysbryda seemed appropriate for this spooky, nocturnal hunter and indicates where it was first found. We think this is the first time a Welsh word has been used in an animal's scientific name."

Cool! ;D

[rocatobe]

Is there any chance that the person who found this slug in Caerphilly could email me back or call me pls. I work for BBC Wales Today TV News, and we're planning an item on it for tonight's programme. My number is 02920 322637.

[chriswade]

wat a lovely slug. not to keen on the non sheled type lol but he is nice

[Kevin]

Just found another one of these in my garden, the first one I've seen for a few years.

[oscar101]

thats absolutly amazing did you keep him?

[Kevin]

I'm going to keep it for a couple of days at least, if it doesn't eat I'll release it like I did with the first one.

[oscar101]

if it does eat, you shoudl certainly keep it the way i see it, it could very well have mated by now, so in this case your likely to get eggs.... When they hatch, this will confirm to you if its an albino slug or a white species Their is a white species that lives underground most of its life that was only discoverd in Wales about 6 years ago. I forget the name of it now, but it has similarities in appearence.

[Kevin]

May 21, 2012 19:31:02 GMT oscar101 said:

if it does eat, you shoudl certainly keep it the way i see it, it could very well have mated by now, so in this case your likely to get eggs.... When they hatch, this will confirm to you if its an albino slug or a white species Their is a white species that lives underground most of its life that was only discoverd in Wales about 6 years ago. I forget the name of it now, but it has similarities in appearence.

It's this one, check the 1st post in this thread, I took the first pics of the species.

[oscar101]

ahh yes, I just checked the link.. thats the species I was talking about

[pinkunicorn]

That is so cool! Have you got worms for it to eat (if I understood right, it feeds on worms)? Please keep us updated on how it goes! Would be awesome if you managed to breed this species.

[Kevin]

Yeah I've collected some small worms, and also some other small invertebrates for it.