The Horse goes into a rage. Who&#39;d a thunk it?

@vandana7 (98713)

• India

11 Mar 18

You actually wanted to see Pony making faces muttering under his breath?

Toni

@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

12 Mar 18

@vandana7 Who wouldn't want to see that?

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Mar 18

We're working on it. It's kind of...long.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

11 Mar 18

I have a feeling that in the slug community the name "The Horse" is being cursed!!

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

13 Mar 18

@TheHorse Even as we speak they are passing around your picture, I would be wary if I were you!! lol

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Mar 18

I hope word doesn't get back to Berkeley. I'm trying to start some new corn and green beans with the kids.

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Mar 18

@BelleStarr Well, there were no attacks at the preschool today, though I did notice that our snow peas looked even more ragged.

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inertia4

@inertia4 (27961)

• United States

11 Mar 18

Well, you could have just left it alone. But I get it. Slugs don't actually bother me. Other kinds of bugs do.

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Mar 18

Once I gave it a good talking to, including a few very choice words, I might add, I debated whether to put it on a leaf and carry to safety or just leave it there.

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Starmaiden

@Starmaiden (9311)

• Canada

11 Mar 18

@TheHorse I would have carried it to safety. I have utter respect for animals/insects while they are in their natural habitat. Only when they invade mine do I give 'em a piece of my mind. :-D

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inertia4

@inertia4 (27961)

• United States

11 Mar 18

@TheHorse Okay, you did take time to contemplate what you needed to do. Cool.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457295)

• Switzerland

11 Mar 18

I would have done the same as @CoralLevang, salt those slugs!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457295)

• Switzerland

11 Mar 18

@TheHorse

I understand your rage against the slow teenagers.

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Mar 18

In my fantasy life, I use a flamethrower on texting drivers, simply run over teenagers who intentionally walk really slowly in crosswalks, and salt all slugs. But in real life...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305417)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

11 Mar 18

I think you could call that righteous anger. No one would fault you for it, in light of what the slug did to your plants at the preschool.

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Mar 18

It felt good giving that slug a piece of my mind.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305417)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

11 Mar 18

@TheHorse I'm sure it did.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325333)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Mar 18

I'd have trod on it - hard!

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@vandana7 (98713)

• India

11 Mar 18

Gosh...for a gentle lady ...that is Blink...

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Mar 18

No! Things would have shot out in all directions!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325333)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar 18

@TheHorse Don't tell anyone but my Mum and I once caught a very big caterpillar and we didn't tread on it for the reasons you say. We put it in a cup till it lost some weight - then we disposed of it. Writing about it, I can't quite believe we did that! Don't let Vanny read this.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157481)

• United States

11 Mar 18

I had the privilege of accompanying a group of teens to a church camp north of Seattle. I saw those things, Yuk!!

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Mar 18

You ought to see those thing when they're in attack mode! They come at you quick!

@vandana7 (98713)

• India

11 Mar 18

I am waiting for the day you really blow your top at me...I would love exasperate you like that..lol

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Mar 18

I was kind of raging at one of my band mates last night. Maybe I'll do a "rant" about it here later.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111073)

• El Paso, Texas

11 Mar 18

Mumz da word my friend

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111073)

• El Paso, Texas

11 Mar 18

anytime @TheHorse

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Mar 18

Whew. Thanks!

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134267)

• Roseburg, Oregon

11 Mar 18

Leave the poor thing alone to leave in peace.

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@vandana7 (98713)

• India

12 Mar 18

You are a kind soul...

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Mar 18

After what his cousins did to our snow peas? Feh! (Actually, that's what we did.)

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Apr 18

@vandana7 Nah, I just don't like having slimy shoes. I guess you could say I left him alone to "save my sole." HA HA HA HA!

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73201)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

11 Mar 18

Poor slugs. Well, it happens you want to protect your snow peas and they want to eat. Take the time to sing this song maybe it will ease the stress,

Banana Slug Song

youtu.be

Great times at Camp Campbell Outdoor Science School.

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230177708_The_modulation_of_rhythmic_behaviour_in_the_pulmonate_slug_Limax_pseudoflavus

@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Mar 18

Will it make me more sympathetic toward the little blighters? l almost reached for my salt.

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pgn

@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

11 Mar 18

Dunno - that doesn't look like a member of the Ariolimax family... There's a living to be made out of studying these guys, especially the wonder-slug, Limax pseudoflavus:

www.researchgate.net

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230177708_The_modulation_of_rhythmic_behaviour_in_the_pulmonate_slug_Limax_pseudoflavus_by_season_and_photoperiod

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pgn

@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

11 Mar 18

@TheHorse It's not too bad. The main problem is keeping ahead - as the slug climbs up the wall during the day, it slides back down a ways overnight whilst it sleeps...

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Apr 18

@pgntwo I do that too.

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Mar 18

Hmm. Sounds like slow reading.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (118365)

• Gainesville, Florida

12 Mar 18

Are banana slugs a nuisance pest in your neck of the woods? My buddy, who lives in the San Jose area, always posts photos of them when he and his girlfriend go hiking. They're always keeping count of how many banana slugs they find.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (118365)

• Gainesville, Florida

12 Mar 18

@TheHorse Is there any specific type of plant or tree that the banana slugs munch on the most?

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Mar 18

@moffittjc I don't know. But they do seem to enjoy young pea and bean plants.

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Mar 18

I thin they're kind of cool. And they're fun to see when you're off hiking. But slugs and snails in general are hard on plants.

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Angie

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

11 Mar 18

A crow fly passed me while driving, he had a rat and he dropped it in a field, I am sure he came back after I drove on. Morton salt and all your problems are solved, or any brand will work,

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@TheHorse (205216)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Mar 18

A actually didn't know crows were hunters. And I certainly hadn't known that pelicans ate land animals until yesterday.

freak369

@freak369 (5113)

• United States

11 Mar 18

If its out in the wild I leave it alone - if its in my back yard I toss it over to the neighbors but if it starts to party in my veggie plants it gets a large dose of pool salt.

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