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Black Slug

Arion ater

Photo by keithp2012
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Field Notes

Description:

The size of the slug varies from 10 to 15 cm. The color of the black slug is generally black, but the colouration is very variable and this slug can even be white. The general trend is for a darker pigmentation the farther north the species is found.

Habitat:

Under a rotting log in the woods.

Species ID Suggestions

European black slug

Arion ater
shebebusynow
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Comments (4)
Ava T-B
I've moved this slug from the Arthropod category to the Other category for you. Snails and slugs are Mollusks. Arthropods have an exoskeleton and jointed limbs in at least one phase of their life. Think dragonfly, bee, crab, and ant.
keithp2012
Found this in yellow, added a picture.

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Shades of brown of New York
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2011

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