I spent Monday morning at the Wollongong Botanic Gardens doing a worm farm workshop. Lots of fun and really interesting.
The Leopard Slug's name comes from the dark spots on it's body. It is the largest of the introduced slugs found in Sydney and is found throughout Australia. Leopard Slugs feed on dead animal tissue, cat food and pet faeces (this one was found living quite happily in a compost bin).
Just out of interest...Slugs and snails are hermaphrodites, having both male and female reproductive organs. When they mate, Leopard Slugs become entwined and lower themselves from their branch on a thread of mucus to exchange sperm. After the exchange has taken place they return via the mucous thread, eating it as they go.
Too much information?
australianmuseum.net.au/Leopard-Slug
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