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Red Slug (Arion rufus) Dutch name: Rode Wegslak Arion rufus,Austria,Geotagged,Red slug Click/tap to enlarge

Red Slug (Arion rufus)

Dutch name: Rode Wegslak

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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 mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs. This species is characterised by its (usually) red or brown body and lack of a keel.

Similar species: Pulmonata
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Jul 19, 2012. Captured Jul 3, 2012 10:04 in Hafelekar 1, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
  • SLT-A55V
  • f/2.8
  • 1/80s
  • ISO400
  • 90mm