Hedgehog Slug at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Arion intermedius | 24 Mar 2021 | trevorpreston | ||
| Unidentified | 24 Mar 2021 | TimL |
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User's notes
Sighted on the side of a handrail in ANBG's Rainforest Gully during a downpour.
2 comments
trevorpreston
wrote:
24 Mar 2021
ID confirmed by Michael Shea, this is definitely a Hedgehog slug, its foot border is fully extended. I have not seen this before, but perhaps it is only possible under suitably wet conditions. Stunning photo.
TimL
wrote:
24 Mar 2021
Thanks Trevor. The slug was definitely photographed under 'wet' conditions yesterday.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107037-35.276778
- Altitude 625.5m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Mar 2021 10:58 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Other Invertebrates Molluscs (Mollusca) Snails & Slugs (Gastropoda) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
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
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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