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Dusky Arion - Arion subfuscus This is a moderate sized slug that is brown with a darker lengthwise strip. It has orange body mucus, which gives its body a golden orange tint. <br />
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I spotted it on the cap of a Stropharia rugosoannulata mushroom in a mixed forest. Arion,Arion fuscus,Arion subfuscus,Geotagged,Spring,United States,dusky arion,gastropod,mollusk,mycophagy,slug,terrestrial pulmonate gastropod Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Dusky Arion - Arion subfuscus

This is a moderate sized slug that is brown with a darker lengthwise strip. It has orange body mucus, which gives its body a golden orange tint.

I spotted it on the cap of a Stropharia rugosoannulata mushroom in a mixed forest.

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  1. This is absolutely gorgeous! Posted 6 years ago
    1. Thanks! Posted 6 years ago

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Arion fuscus, also known as the "Dusky Arion", is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs.

Similar species: Pulmonata
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jun 6, 2018. Captured Jun 1, 2018 11:12 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm