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Ooo! Pretty gastropod

Started by Jamie D, May 30, 2013, 02:35:42 PM

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Jamie D

May 30, 2013, 02:35:42 PM


Giant, fluorescent pink slugs found on mountain

It would seem to be something you'd see only in a cartoon or at a Phish concert, but according to park rangers in New South Wales, Australia, dozens of giant, fluorescent pink slugs have been popping up on a mountaintop there.

"As bright pink as you can imagine, that's how pink they are," Michael Murphy, a ranger with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "On a good morning, you can walk around and see hundreds of them...."

They "probably would have long since vanished, if a volcano had not erupted at Mount Kaputar about 17 million years ago," Ben Cubby wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald. "The result of that eruption is a high-altitude haven for invertebrates and plant species that have been isolated for millions of years, after Australia dried out and the rainforests receded."

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Cindy

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May 30, 2013, 02:48:04 PM
They are the ground resource of our pink elephants.
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ZoeM

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May 30, 2013, 03:01:34 PM
My psyche is caught between "Oooooh" and "Eeugh, slug!"

It's definitely unique, though. ^_^
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Sarah Louise

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May 30, 2013, 03:02:10 PM
I saw the Yahoo article on them, interesting.
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Jamie D

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May 30, 2013, 03:25:20 PM
Quote from: ZoeM on May 30, 2013, 03:01:34 PM
My psyche is caught between "Oooooh" and "Eeugh, slug!"

It's definitely unique, though. ^_^

Hence "gastropod" in the title.

And, you know, they are Devlyn's favorite color too!   ;)
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Devlyn

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May 30, 2013, 03:29:53 PM
Quote from: Jamie D on May 30, 2013, 03:25:20 PM
Hence "gastropod" in the title.

And, you know, they are Devlyn's favorite color too!   ;)

Flamingo?
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Constance

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May 30, 2013, 04:48:05 PM
The 80s called. They want their neon slugs back.
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Edge

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May 30, 2013, 05:08:15 PM
I just saw a picture of these on facebook. Pretty cool.
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Devlyn

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May 30, 2013, 05:18:29 PM
They haven't named it yet. Might I suggest we call it a slink?
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Renee

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May 30, 2013, 06:19:50 PM
I wouldn't be surprised to sometime soon seeing a recipe on here involving those things, some asparagus, carrots and brussel sprouts.
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Devlyn

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May 30, 2013, 06:31:44 PM
Quote from: Renee on May 30, 2013, 06:19:50 PM
I wouldn't be surprised to sometime soon seeing a recipe on here involving those things, some asparagus, carrots and brussel sprouts.

<taking notes>
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Beth Andrea

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May 30, 2013, 06:39:26 PM
Do they know if it's poisonous? Wonder why the pink?

(Don't put salt on 'em, Devlyn! Just use Frank's Red Hot...I put that **** on everything...)
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