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Milky Slug (Deroceras reticulatum)Observer
annie_jolliffDescription
Slugs mating! Not a mollusc person though so no idea what kind
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Pacific Sideband (Monadenia fidelis)Observer
jjjjaaaammmmiiiieeeeDescription
Another blonde.
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Reticulate Taildropper (Prophysaon andersonii)Observer
jjjjaaaammmmiiiieeeeDescription
Feeding on Resupinatus
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Warty Jumping-Slug (Hemphillia glandulosa)Observer
tsirtalisDescription
Pair mating.
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Pacific Sideband (Monadenia fidelis)Observer
jjjjaaaammmmiiiieeeeDescription
Blondie
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Leopard Slug (Limax maximus)Observer
jjjjaaaammmmiiiieeeeDescription
Slugs attacking an earthworm... This was a 45-50 minute sequence I found interesting.
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Worm Slug (Boettgerilla pallens)Observer
tobiashaysDescription
Under log in area of mostly Acer macrophyllum growth.
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Ater-group Arion Slugs (Subgenus Arion)Observer
classickendallDescription
Bear Poop
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Ater-group Arion Slugs (Subgenus Arion)Observer
tom858Description
Slug appeared quite attracted to the cockle.
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Ater-group Arion Slugs (Subgenus Arion)Observer
nanorca13Description
Appeared to be eating dead bird.
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Ater-group Arion Slugs (Subgenus Arion)Observer
microbin_Description
Very large
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Roundback Slugs and Allies (Superfamily Arionoidea)Observer
erich32Description
Slug found in a creek with irridescent blue spots on its hind section.
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Garden Snail (Cornu aspersum)Observer
ranmofodDescription
Shown fluorescing under 365nm UV light.
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Northwest Hesperian (Vespericola columbianus)Observer
gwarkDescription
video posted here: https://youtu.be/DVspghULU44
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Reticulate Taildropper (Prophysaon andersonii)Observer
paul_norwoodDescription
Being eaten by Scaphinoides beetles.
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Ater-group Arion Slugs (Subgenus Arion)Observer
ranmofodDescription
Found eating Psilocybe cyanescense ¹.
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Striped Greenhouse Slug (Ambigolimax valentianus)Observer
paul_norwoodDescription
As Lehmannia valentiana in Burke 2013 (Land snails and slugs of the PNW).
This specimen was found deep in the dirt of a potted plant purchased from True Value.
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Ater-group Arion Slugs (Subgenus Arion)Observer
giselle9Description
I did not know slugs eat carrion. Like a slug magnet.
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Ater-group Arion Slugs (Subgenus Arion)Observer
satanicgardenerDescription
What is going on here?
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Striped Greenhouse Slug (Ambigolimax valentianus)Observer
thomaseverestDescription
Dissection key:
ag: albumen gland
bc: bursa copulatrix
ga: genital atrium
hd: hermaphroditic duct
od: oviduct
ot: ovotestis
p: phallus/penis
pa: phallus/penile appendix
pr: phallus/penile retractor muscle
so: spermoviduct
vd: vas deferens
2nd photo: close-up of appendix with membrane/sheath removed
3rd photo: shells from 2 individuals
4th photo: habitat (plumbing box lid)
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Forest Arion (Arion silvaticus)Observer
thomaseverestDescription
Dissection key:
ag: albumen gland
bc: bursa copulatrix
e: epiphallus
ga: genital atrium
hd: hermaphroditic duct
o: oviduct
ot: ovotestis
vd: vas deferens
Note wide oviduct and unpigmented epiphallus. Hard to tell from the photo, but the animal had no orange and the mucus was clear.
Found under log.
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Dusky Slugs (Subgenus Mesarion)Observer
thomaseverestDescription
Dissection key:
ag: albumen gland
bc: bursa copulatrix
dg: digestive gland
e: epiphallus
g: gut
ga: genital atrium
hd: hermaphroditic duct
o: oviduct
ot: ovotestis
vd: vas deferens
Second photo is of a second smaller individual.
Note small ovotestis embedded in digestive gland, to which it was connected at several points. The bursa copulatrix was also connected to the oviduct.
Found under log.
