Red Slug / Arion (Arion) rufus (Invertebrates) by Will Avery on 16th June 2012

Orange Slug on Rodway Hill, Mangotsfield

Observed by Will Avery on 16th June 2012

(Added to iSpot on 16th June 2012)

Slug, about five inches long. It actually looked blacker than this, but the flash seems to have heightened the orange and rendered the black as transparent. The beast retracted its horns when the flash went off.

Location: Rodway Hill, Mangotsfield

Identifications

likely ID
Red Slug (Arion (Arion) rufus) by Will Avery at 10:01 pm 16/06/12
Confidence: It's likely to be this, but I can't be certain.
Notes: Huge size, orangeness, the 'skirt'.
ID agreements (): 1 person agrees with this identification.
- andyk
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Species interactions

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Orange Slug on Rodway Hill, Mangotsfield

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