2 Hedgehog Slug at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Arion intermedius | 15 Mar 2021 | trevorpreston | ||
| Unidentified | 15 Mar 2021 | TimL |
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Significant sighting
trevorpreston noted:
15 Mar 2021
This is the first sighting on CNM of this highly invasive exotic slug.
User's notes
Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting. Images 1 to 4 show one of the slugs and image 5 shows a second slug.
4 comments
trevorpreston
wrote:
15 Mar 2021
First sighting on CNM of this highly invasive exotic slug. ID thanks to Michael Shea.
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
20 Mar 2021
A message from social media about this sighting: "Hi can you describe its features please that set it apart as invasive exotic? I thought Naturemapr was mostly for spotting our native species. Seems like a lot of slugs around this year!"
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
21 Mar 2021
Matthew, you can say we accept reports of any wild flora or fauna, native or exotic.
trevorpreston
wrote:
22 Mar 2021
Hi Matthew,
If you click on the species link there is often a bit of information. The info for this slug reads: "Hailing from Europe this invader has become a highly invasive species in cooler parts of Australia, invading native vegetation along creek lines and temperate rainforests. There is a cream/yellow form and a grey colour form. It is called a hedgehog slug because tiny segments on its body stick out reminiscent of hedgehog quills when the slug retracts into a ball. "
If you click on the species link there is often a bit of information. The info for this slug reads: "Hailing from Europe this invader has become a highly invasive species in cooler parts of Australia, invading native vegetation along creek lines and temperate rainforests. There is a cream/yellow form and a grey colour form. It is called a hedgehog slug because tiny segments on its body stick out reminiscent of hedgehog quills when the slug retracts into a ball. "
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108558-35.277332
- Altitude 550.0m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 14 Mar 2021 01:59 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Significant sightings Other Invertebrates Snails & Slugs (Gastropoda) Molluscs (Mollusca) TimL
Species information
- Arion intermedius Scientific name
- Hedgehog Slug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 852m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
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