Cystopelta astra
5 Snowy Mountains Humpback Slug at Acton, ACT
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| Cystopelta astra | Michael123 | 12 Jun 2021 | |
| Cystopelta sp. (genus) | TimL | 12 Jun 2021 |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
The slug was sighted on the underside of a sloping branch, head facing down. The final three images are upside down and were taken with the camera inverted to make the images easier to view. Once the slug became aware of the camera in close proximity it did what must be one of the painfully slowest escapes in history, which is documented in following sighting 4384353. The escape has begun in the final image where the slug has started to slowly peel away from the underside of the branch.
1 comment
12 Jun 2021
Cystopelta slugs make spiral faecal coils that are left behind on tree trunks and in leaf litter. These coils are always a good indication Cystopelta are about
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108018-35.273942
- Altitude 621.9m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Jun 2021 11:51 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
Collections
- Significant Featured Other Invertebrates Snails & Slugs (Gastropoda) Molluscs (Mollusca) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cystopelta astra
Species information
- Cystopelta astra Scientific name
- Snowy Mountains Humpback Slug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1249.15m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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