Wow! I am forever amazed at the awesome designs of the many creatures God left man to name.
Okay, this is a new term for me: leopard slug. SMH...It's getting 'cooler' overnight; creating morning dew...creating the emergence of slugs, slugs, more slugs.
Surely, they serve some purpose in the garden beyond the urge to eradicate them. It seems every morning meets me having to address a hungry snail. I'm sure in some cultures this is protein, and a delicacy. Escargot, anyone?
Thanks for sharing this beauty.
Peace.
So I would say they do play a beneficial role to the soil and soil level environment due to cleaning up dead plants and fungi. I would presume they aren't detrimental to the soil fungi that interact with the plant's roots, just the surface fungi.
Aha! Excellent reply...It's all about a part of the food chain; and natural balance of things. Of course, they would be of purpose!
Many thanks for the informative answer. This earns an upvote! Sadly, I have no SP. I certainly wish there was a solution to this. But, all's well.
Peace.