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Old 15-02-2005, 09:00 AM
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sassie wrote:

"Feeding
Slaters are omnivores or scavengers and feed upon decaying vegetable
matter and associated fungi


and also on animal matter


They form an
important link in the food chain by recycling dead and decaying matter."



I'm wondering whether the slaters seen on the plants were feeding on the
"slime" left by the snails/slugs which had earlier eaten the plants...

Just a thought.

M