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Chocolate Arion (Arion rufus) black morph thought this was Arion ater (European Black Slug) Slug and Snail Identification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Pulmonata Family: Arionidae Genus: Arion Aggregate Ponds Info Aggregate Ponds (Milepost 118 of the North Cascades Highway) About one mile west of the Goodell Creek Campground is the entrance road to these human-made ponds. Material dredged from this area was used in the construction of SR 20. Now the ponds are excellent birding areas. Keep in mind that these ponds are owned by Seattle City Light and vehicle access is not permitted. Park at least fifty feet from the gate and continue on foot. i062208 017
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Chocolate Arion (Arion rufus) black morph thought this was Arion ater (European Black Slug) Slug and Snail Identification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Pulmonata Family: Arionidae Genus: Arion Aggregate Ponds Info Aggregate Ponds (Milepost 118 of the North Cascades Highway) About one mile west of the Goodell Creek Campground is the entrance road to these human-made ponds. Material dredged from this area was used in the construction of SR 20. Now the ponds are excellent birding areas. Keep in mind that these ponds are owned by Seattle City Light and vehicle access is not permitted. Park at least fifty feet from the gate and continue on foot. i062208 017
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Chocolate Arion (Arion rufus) black morph thought this was Arion ater (European Black Slug) Slug and Snail Identification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Pulmonata Family: Arionidae Genus: Arion Aggregate Ponds Info Aggregate Ponds (Milepost 118 of the North Cascades Highway) About one mile west of the Goodell Creek Campground is the entrance road to these human-made ponds. Material dredged from this area was used in the construction of SR 20. Now the ponds are excellent birding areas. Keep in mind that these ponds are owned by Seattle City Light and vehicle access is not permitted. Park at least fifty feet from the gate and continue on foot. i062208 017
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Chocolate Arion (Arion rufus) black morph thought this was Arion ater (European Black Slug) Slug and Snail Identification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Pulmonata Family: Arionidae Genus: Arion Aggregate Ponds Info Aggregate Ponds (Milepost 118 of the North Cascades Highway) About one mile west of the Goodell Creek Campground is the entrance road to these human-made ponds. Material dredged from this area was used in the construction of SR 20. Now the ponds are excellent birding areas. Keep in mind that these ponds are owned by Seattle City Light and vehicle access is not permitted. Park at least fifty feet from the gate and continue on foot. i062208 017
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Relaxed slug, then irritated slug.
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Relaxed slug, then irritated slug.
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Most probably ID is 'Large Black Slug' - despite how counter-intuitive that may seem.
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Arion vulgaris (Moquin-Tandon, 1855), Søborg, Denmark, 15 May 2014
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Arion vulgaris (Moquin-Tandon, 1855), Søborg, Denmark, 15 May 2014
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