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Arion rufus
3-5 inches long and about 3/4-1 inch across
grassy areas
I joking call these chocolate slugs, to differentiate from the banana slugs we also have that are almost twice as big and yellow with brown spots
I've moved this slug from the Arthropod category to the Other category for you. Snails and slugs are Mollusks. Arthropods have an exoskeleton and jointed limbs in at least one phase of their life. Think dragonfly, bee, crab, and ant.
Goodness! Tell me about it. I'm allergic to the pollens of both. Bandon is tough on me from Jan to June or sometimes later
oh and I see they came over with the same people who brought us Scotch broom and gorse... yay
Never had a slug race! These guys have a black under belly. They are horrible in the garden. Pretty much just mow down new lettuce plants before they have a chance
We have these up the coast, too. Usually they're "chocolate" with orange, but one place in Seal Rock they really are black. They do a lot more damage to a garden than banana slugs ( partly because they're so numerous). Also, in slug races, banana slugs will beat these guys pretty much every time.
Spotted on Jul 24, 2011
Submitted on Jul 25, 2011
