It's a small world - pink slugs

[generalmeow]

I saw this article on yahoo! today, and not 3 weeks ago I was having dinner in the shadow of this "mountain" where they founds these 8" long pink slugs, evidently the only place they exist. It's in the middle of nowhere. My family farm is about 10 miles away. I was having dinner at a guy's house that is right on the base of the mountain.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow...140528983.html

My friend in high school also almost got killed on this mountain as we watched for about 10 seconds in horror. There's one area where there's like a completely smooth, but 45 degree angle rock slab, 20' wide, that is probably 100 yards long, and has a 2' wide stream of water running down it with a pool at the top and bottom. He was climbing along the edge and slipped on the slime, and rode the water slide all the way down, screaming the whole way. He hit the pool at the bottom probably going 50 mph, and didn't get a scratch. There were logs and other shit in the pond at the bottom, and it was probably only a couple of feet deep. Probably the closest I've ever been to seen someone die by accident.

We made fun of him afterwards because of the look on his face and how he was scratching at the rock trying to stop himself from falling. I can't imagine what a scary ride it was once he got into it and started picking up speed, and had time to think about it.

[hawk1]

Hey... My dog has one of those...'cept it's red!!!

[ANADRILL]

That happened to me at yosemite. Freaking scary, as there is no way to stop. scrapped the fuck outta my knee and leg, but otherwise came out ok.

[BuffCyclist]

Wait, I'm confused. How are the pink slugs related to your friend that nearly died? Was it at the same location?

And a similar story, my child hood friend (practically my brother) nearly was swept over niagara falls when he was 5yo. His sister ran in front of him and caught him before he was swept down.

[generalmeow]

Wait, I'm confused. How are the pink slugs related to your friend that nearly died? Was it at the same location?

And a similar story, my child hood friend (practically my brother) nearly was swept over niagara falls when he was 5yo. His sister ran in front of him and caught him before he was swept down.

Yeah, same location. I've been going there for 20 years and never heard anything about pink slugs. I've never been on the mountain after a rain though.

[BuffCyclist]

Yeah, same location. I've been going there for 20 years and never heard anything about pink slugs. I've never been on the mountain after a rain though.

Ah gotcha. I figured they were related since you said he was almost killed on that mountain, but I thought that story had to do with pink slugs too. Surely the slugs are poisonous, otherwise birds and other predators would be easily able to spot them and eat them. Right?

[generalmeow]

That happened to me at yosemite. Freaking scary, as there is no way to stop. scrapped the fuck outta my knee and leg, but otherwise came out ok.

I havent seen that guy in 10 years, but he must think about it all the time. Both of you are so lucky.

[generalmeow]

Ah gotcha. I figured they were related since you said he was almost killed on that mountain, but I thought that story had to do with pink slugs too. Surely the slugs are poisonous, otherwise birds and other predators would be easily able to spot them and eat them. Right?

Everything is poisonous there, except the birds.its not too bad though. I only saw one snake and one tarantula sized spider this time.I mostly worry about catching a spider in the face when I drive between two trees on a 4 wheeler. The spider I saw had a web between two trees about 20 feet apart.

[BuffCyclist]

Crocs and emu aren't poisonous. I know, because I've eaten them (and they're both mighty delicious!). Spent 3 weeks in Cairns about 10 years ago, was beautiful.

Little did I know back then though, that a shrub in the rainforest above Cairns has a plant called the Brushwood Shrub, that has baseball sized berries on it, that have been found to kill cancer. 24 hours after it is injected into the cancer, the cancer liquifies and is completely gone. Pretty remarkable stuff, yet the FDA still hasn't moved forward with it.

Anyways, Australia is pretty amazing.

[generalmeow]

Crocs and emu aren't poisonous. I know, because I've eaten them (and they're both mighty delicious!). Spent 3 weeks in Cairns about 10 years ago, was beautiful.

Little did I know back then though, that a shrub in the rainforest above Cairns has a plant called the Brushwood Shrub, that has baseball sized berries on it, that have been found to kill cancer. 24 hours after it is injected into the cancer, the cancer liquifies and is completely gone. Pretty remarkable stuff, yet the FDA still hasn't moved forward with it.

Anyways, Australia is pretty amazing.

I've never been to cairns, but spent a few days in port Douglas once. They filmed a lot of the thin red line there. There are crocs in the ocean there. Australia is a crazy place.