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The red slug (Arion rufus), also known as the large red slug, [3] chocolate arion [4] and European red slug, [5] is a species of land slug in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs. Description [ edit ]
A slug on a wall in Kanagawa, Japan.. Slug, or land slug, is a common name for any apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusc.The word slug is also often used as part of the common name of any gastropod mollusc that has no shell, a very reduced shell, or only a small internal shell, particularly sea slugs and semi-slugs (this is in contrast to the common name snail, which applies to ...
Glaucus atlanticus is the blue sea slug shown here out of water on a beach, and thus collapsed; however, touching the animal directly with your skin can result in a painful sting, with symptoms similar to those caused by the Portuguese man o' war The slug in the water
Egg collecting was a popular hobby in some cultures, including European Australians. Traditionally, the embryo would be removed before a collector stored the egg shell. [35] Collecting eggs of wild birds is now banned by many jurisdictions, as the practice can threaten rare species.
Yields: 1-2 servings. Total Time: 25 mins. Ingredients. 1/2 tsp. lemon zest plus. 1 1/2 tbsp. lemon juice. 1 tbsp. olive oil. 1/4. small red onion, finely chopped
Hemphillia glandulosa, the warty jumping-slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Binneyidae.
This species of nudibranch shed their eggs in masses around 20 million offspring or more. [3] Egg shape is arranged in a spiral pattern in its own capsule and color ranges from white to pink (See Fig. 1). [17] Egg composition arranges in two equivalent layers which can be detected by electron micrographs. [18]
As the name implies, the common slug eater is a specialised predator and feeds on snails and slugs, mostly finding its prey through chemoreception, using its tongue. It swallows its prey quickly before too much defensive mucus is produced, extracting snails from their shells through the shell opening, or by smashing the shell against a rock ...