Common Slugeater

Observed by tony rebelo
iSpot TeamBotanical Society of South Africa A-teamCape Bird ClubEntomological Society of Southern AfricaFriends of Tokai ParkProtea Atlas ProjectSenior Scout AdventureSouth African National Biodiversity InstituteSouth African National Parks Honorary RangersToyota Enviro Outreach
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(Added to iSpot on 12th January 2012)
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Photo by Alexander

Location: Vierlanden Durbanville
Identifications
Species interactions

No interactions present.

Other observations of Common Slugeater (Duberria lutrix subsp. lutrix)

Species with which Common Slugeater (Duberria lutrix subsp. lutrix) interacts

Comments

Tobacco Roller

19 January 2012 - 8:21am — rudi von staden
Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers
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Growing up, we always knew these as tobacco rollers (or tabakrollertjies / tabakrolletjies).

chewing tabacco!

19 January 2012 - 8:25am — tony rebelo
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'cause they roll up like coils of chewing tabacco!
Dont see chewing tabacco so much nowadays - would kids know what we are talking about?

tabakrollertjie

19 January 2012 - 8:28am — tony rebelo
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What is the difference between tabakrollertjie and tabakrolletjie? Would the first be "one who rolls" and the second "a roll"

Yes

19 January 2012 - 8:41am — rudi von staden
Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers
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The English version was always tobacco rollers (one who rolls), but phonetically (at least to my English ear), the Afrikaans could be written as tabakrollertjie: one who rolls tobacco, or as tabakrolletjie: a roll of tobacco. The latter makes more sense, and would probably be the origin of the English version as well (perhaps a mistranslation).