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Arion rufus

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Description:

At most, a full-grown red slug can extend to be approximately 18 cm (7 in) in length; although they usually only grow to be 7–10 cm (2.7–3.9 in) long. Its genus, Arion, is derived from the name of the legendary Greek poet Arion. Its species name, rufus, is Latin for red. Although very often brick-red or brown in coloration, Arion rufus can also be greenish-brown, black, yellow, or orange.

Habitat:

This slug is mostly found in Denmark, where it was introduced by some scientists into a forest near Silkeborg in 1913. As a result of human intervention it spread to the rest of East Jutland and has since migrated to: Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Sweden, Norway Great Britain and recently, France The red slug, also known as the chocolate arion or the European red slug, Arion rufus, is a large land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs. This species is characterised by its (usually) red or brown body and lack of a keel

Notes:

Spotted in river Homem félinhos beach

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Comments (3)

@Thanks Alice,these mushrooms(that i spotted last week make a perfect scenario for the photo :-) @I have to check furder to see if i can obtain that info Shebebusstnow,the invasive animals and plants are one of the most danger's issue's that we have to deal in our days.
We are plagued by this same creep here on the Pacific Coast of the USA! It competes with our native banana slug, but is far more destructive of crops. Sometimes we hold Slug Races, and I've found that this species, when picked up, tends to hunch up and not move for a while, but the banana slug (tenderly treated) will take right off. Now you know which one to bet on. Where did they originate?
Interesting history and I like the picture of it among the toadstools!
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2013

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