Field Guide to the Slug: Explore the Secret World of Slugs and Their Kin -In Forest, Fields, and Gardens from Southeast Alaska to California (Paperback)

by Western Society of Malacologists (Author), David G. Gordon (Author) "Don't sell them short: Slugs and snails belong to one of the most successful groups of animals on our planet, the phylum Mollusca..." (more)
Key Phrases: great gray garden slug, milky slug, slug species, North America, Pacific Northwest (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
It's hard to imagine life without a good field guide to slugs, but Gordon, thank god, wrote a doozy of one. In a mere 48 pages, Gordon covers slug anatomy, the slug family tree, the eating habits of slugs, slugs in your garden, slugs in the wild and slugs at home. Lucid and interesting, this is the slug guide to beat all others.

Product Description

What has one foot, four tentacles, and more teeth than a shark? Discover the truly amazing world of slugs and their snail relatives. Learn about the inner working of the slug, how to identify native and non-native species, and ways to observe mating and other sluggish behavior. Also find out how to rid your garden of them in a safe, non-toxic manner.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books (August 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570610118
• ISBN-13: 978-1570610110
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #716,536 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great short non-fiction on slugs, December 4, 1996

By A Customer

This is a great short non-fiction work on slugs, handy for identifying those little slimers. Just the right amount of detail for the mildly curious. Readable in about an hour, it includes brief chapters on "The Slug Family Tree," "The Slug in Brief," "Anatomy of a Slug," "Familiar Slugs of the Northwest," "Seven Wonders of Slugdom," "Controlling Slugs," "Observing Slugs in the Wild," and "at Home", "Plants Slugs Avoid Eating" and "Love to Eat", and a short bibliography

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book about slugs? Great!!, April 8, 1999

By A Customer

I found this book to be a concise, thorough discussion of the subject of garden slugs. Every gardener has had to deal with them in some form or another and this little book is the perfect addition to your gardening library on the subject. Excellent artwork and drawings, also.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not so great for anything other than garden pests, August 16, 2001

By A Customer

This is a neat little package that gives a wealth of info about slugs. It was a little less technical than I had hoped. If you're looking to answer specific biology questions or have the hopes of a key, this is not the answer.