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Deroceras (reticulatum?)
As all other Deroceras it has a short keel at the back of the body. Deroceras reticulatum is very variable in color, creamy or light coffee cream, rarely blackish spotted (slugs with spots may appear blackish). Behind the mantle there is the dark spots form a reticulate pattern. The skin is thick. Mucus is colourless, on irritation milky white.The slug cannot be distinguished from many other Deroceras species based only on its external appearance. This slug can be up to 40–60 mm long (preserved 25–30 mm). The size varies according to the habitat.
This one was found eating a white fungus in the forest. In Wikipedia it says reticulatum is rather found in cultivated areas, usually in open habitats, in meadows, near roadsides, in ruins, gardens and parks, not inside forests. So either this is a related species or if reticulatum it was then "lost" in the forest.
Spotted on Jul 2, 2011
Submitted on Jul 5, 2011
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So cute!