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Deroceras reticulatum, Heesch, Netherlands Bycatch in the tray I used to collect some insects from the garden. Species ID is somewhat of an educated guess. This is a small species, very variable in color, and generally has dark marks as seen here. It&#039;s the closest match I could find from species commonly found in gardens. Reference:<br /> <a href="https://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/nsr_taxon.php?id=137654&amp;cat=CTAB_MEDIA#gallery-3" rel="nofollow">https://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/nsr_taxon.php?id=137654&amp;cat=CTAB_MEDIA#gallery-3</a><br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107638/deroceras_reticulatum_crash_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Deroceras reticulatum crash, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/107638_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=j7LXNlD8hfsJlzELEWjV4zepgKU%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Deroceras reticulatum crash, Heesch, Netherlands A high speed traffic accident between this slug and an unlucky springtail. <br /> <br /> Bycatch in the tray I used to collect some insects from the garden. Species ID is somewhat of an educated guess. This is a small species, very variable in color, and generally has dark marks as seen here. It&#039;s the closest match I could find from species commonly found in gardens. Reference:<br /> https://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/nsr_taxon.php?id=137654&amp;cat=CTAB_MEDIA#gallery-3<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107639/deroceras_reticulatum_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107640/deroceras_reticulatum_stretching_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107641/deroceras_reticulatum_scoping_heesch_netherlands.html Deroceras reticulatum,Extreme Macro,Grey Garden Slug" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107640/deroceras_reticulatum_stretching_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Deroceras reticulatum stretching, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/107640_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=7S%2F%2FSqHtsZt3jKIcfccg2OZFONY%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Deroceras reticulatum stretching, Heesch, Netherlands Bycatch in the tray I used to collect some insects from the garden. Species ID is somewhat of an educated guess. This is a small species, very variable in color, and generally has dark marks as seen here. It&#039;s the closest match I could find from species commonly found in gardens. Reference:<br /> https://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/nsr_taxon.php?id=137654&amp;cat=CTAB_MEDIA#gallery-3<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107638/deroceras_reticulatum_crash_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107639/deroceras_reticulatum_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107641/deroceras_reticulatum_scoping_heesch_netherlands.html Deroceras reticulatum,Extreme Macro,Grey Garden Slug" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107641/deroceras_reticulatum_scoping_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Deroceras reticulatum scoping, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/107641_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=6D9LTTnezsf8o6qywdZSwoDSUs0%3D" width="200" height="118" alt="Deroceras reticulatum scoping, Heesch, Netherlands Bycatch in the tray I used to collect some insects from the garden. Species ID is somewhat of an educated guess. This is a small species, very variable in color, and generally has dark marks as seen here. It&#039;s the closest match I could find from species commonly found in gardens. Reference:<br /> https://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/nsr_taxon.php?id=137654&amp;cat=CTAB_MEDIA#gallery-3<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107638/deroceras_reticulatum_crash_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107639/deroceras_reticulatum_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107640/deroceras_reticulatum_stretching_heesch_netherlands.html Deroceras reticulatum,Extreme Macro,Grey Garden Slug" /></a></figure> Deroceras reticulatum,Extreme Macro,Grey Garden Slug Click/tap to enlarge

Deroceras reticulatum, Heesch, Netherlands

Bycatch in the tray I used to collect some insects from the garden. Species ID is somewhat of an educated guess. This is a small species, very variable in color, and generally has dark marks as seen here. It's the closest match I could find from species commonly found in gardens. Reference:
https://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/nsr_taxon.php?id=137654&cat=CTAB_MEDIA#gallery-3

Deroceras reticulatum crash, Heesch, Netherlands A high speed traffic accident between this slug and an unlucky springtail. <br /> <br /> Bycatch in the tray I used to collect some insects from the garden. Species ID is somewhat of an educated guess. This is a small species, very variable in color, and generally has dark marks as seen here. It's the closest match I could find from species commonly found in gardens. Reference:<br /> https://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/nsr_taxon.php?id=137654&cat=CTAB_MEDIA#gallery-3<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107639/deroceras_reticulatum_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107640/deroceras_reticulatum_stretching_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107641/deroceras_reticulatum_scoping_heesch_netherlands.html Deroceras reticulatum,Extreme Macro,Grey Garden Slug

Deroceras reticulatum stretching, Heesch, Netherlands Bycatch in the tray I used to collect some insects from the garden. Species ID is somewhat of an educated guess. This is a small species, very variable in color, and generally has dark marks as seen here. It's the closest match I could find from species commonly found in gardens. Reference:<br /> https://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/nsr_taxon.php?id=137654&cat=CTAB_MEDIA#gallery-3<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107638/deroceras_reticulatum_crash_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107639/deroceras_reticulatum_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107641/deroceras_reticulatum_scoping_heesch_netherlands.html Deroceras reticulatum,Extreme Macro,Grey Garden Slug

Deroceras reticulatum scoping, Heesch, Netherlands Bycatch in the tray I used to collect some insects from the garden. Species ID is somewhat of an educated guess. This is a small species, very variable in color, and generally has dark marks as seen here. It's the closest match I could find from species commonly found in gardens. Reference:<br /> https://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/nsr_taxon.php?id=137654&cat=CTAB_MEDIA#gallery-3<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107638/deroceras_reticulatum_crash_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107639/deroceras_reticulatum_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107640/deroceras_reticulatum_stretching_heesch_netherlands.html Deroceras reticulatum,Extreme Macro,Grey Garden Slug

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The Grey Garden Slug

"Deroceras reticulatum", common names "grey field slug" and "grey garden slug", is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Agriolimacidae. It is important as an agricultural pest.

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Uploaded Jan 22, 2021. Captured Dec 19, 2020 17:25.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.2
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO64
  • 50mm