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Red Slug

Arion Rufus

Photo by Wendy Clapham
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Field Notes

Description:

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.

Species ID Suggestions

Red Slug

Arion Rufus

Comments (4)

Thanks JohnD! for a slug, yes rather attractive..
I've moved this gorgeous slug from the Arthropods category to the Other category for you. Arthropods have exoskeletons -- think spiders, dragonflies, crabs.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2013

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