By alliek85 July 18, 2013 Leopard Slug Maine. Leopard slugs perform bizarre mating ritual. Animal Planet HD. Limax Maximus. They were suspended by about a metre of the slime shown in the photo, and anchored from the bark of a tree trunk. There are very few creatures I dislike and even fewer that just plain give me the heebie jeebies. When they are ready to mate, the slugs suspend … Leopard slugs entwine as they prepare to mate. Thrill Seekers. Then they return to the branch via the mucous thread, eating it as they go. 0:23. Leopard slug mating. The two slugs head to a tree or an edge, circle each other (which must take awhile) and then become … Mating Leopard Slugs must be one of the most bizarre and fascinating displays of animal behaviour you can ever observe. Leopard slugs have a sexy, Cirque du Soleil-style mating ritual. The tentacles of the Leopard Slug are generally long and slender with the mating pore being found at the base of the right tentacle. Two will hang upside down from a rope of mucus and entwine their bodies around each other. It is in the family Limacidae, the keeled slugs. This sequence was taken over a 15 minute period on 25 July 2009. 53:03. The slugs are 'hermaphroditic', that is they carry both male and female organs. So the leopard slug is a double rebel, casting aside a shell while adopting one of nature’s most bizarre mating rituals. Leopard slugs, a hermaphroditic gastropod commonly found under a wide variety of boards rocks and flowerpots in New York City, has a mating ritual that would make Caligula blush. Leopard Slugs Mating. Speaking of mating, this slug species has an unique method for mating. This sequence was taken over a 15 minute period on 25 July 2009. It shows a pair of leopard slugs (Limax maximus) in the act of mating. Attack of the Leopard Fighting, Hunting, Mating [Full Length Nature Documentary] DOCUMENTARY NOW! It shows a pair of leopard slugs ( Limax maximus ) in the act of mating. With that being said, ever since I moved to South Portland I have developed a deep fear/loathing/disgust for a newly … The slugs are ‘hermaphroditic’, that is they carry both male and female organs. Newsflare. GIANT TORTOISE & TURTLES [Wildlife Nature Documentary HD] mating. Leopard Slug Aerial mating This is the first shot that I got when I discovered a pair of Leopard Slugs ( Limax maximus ) beginning to mate in my garden. It still, however, takes a pair to breed. The VERY Peculiar Mating Rituals of the Leopard Slug. Photograph: Wolstenholme Images/Alamy S uspended from a branch by half a metre of mucus bungee line, two leopard slugs were mating in free air. David Hasselhoff w/dancing slugs. Tweet; Description: Limax maximus (literally, "great slug"), also known by common names such as the great grey slug, or the leopard slug, is one of the largest kinds of keeled air-breathing land slug in the world, (Limax cinereoniger being the largest). The male and female become entwined and lower themselves from their branch on a thread of mucus to exchange sperm. Nothing to be ashamed of, you little maverick. When they are ready to mate, the slugs suspend themselves … It still, however, takes a pair to breed.