just walking ;)
Ślimak ślinik na wieczornym spacerze. Były ich ogromne ilości! Wręcz trudno było iść poboczem drogi, żeby ich nie podeptać. Istna plaga...
Spanish slug during the evening walk. There were a lot of them!
The Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris) is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs. This is a highly invasive slug species. It is often considered a pest, not only in areas where it has been accidentally introduced, but even in places where it is indigenous. The size of the adult slug is 80–120 mm. The colour of the Spanish slug is brown or reddish brown, or brightly orange. Arion vulgaris is considered among the 100 worst alien species in Europe in DAISIE European Invasive Alien Species Gateway. The main reason behind problematic invasions of gardens by the Spanish slug is that it has adapted to a dry climate, where most eggs will dry out before hatching. The slug lays hundreds of eggs so that at least some may hatch. Like all pulmonate snails and slugs, it is a hermaphrodite, meaning that one single slug can start an infestation. In recent years, it has been observed that the Spanish slug has bred with the indigenous black slug Arion ater to produce a more frost-resistant variety in the more northerly regions.
just walking ;)
Ślimak ślinik na wieczornym spacerze. Były ich ogromne ilości! Wręcz trudno było iść poboczem drogi, żeby ich nie podeptać. Istna plaga...
Spanish slug during the evening walk. There were a lot of them!
The Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris) is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs. This is a highly invasive slug species. It is often considered a pest, not only in areas where it has been accidentally introduced, but even in places where it is indigenous. The size of the adult slug is 80–120 mm. The colour of the Spanish slug is brown or reddish brown, or brightly orange. Arion vulgaris is considered among the 100 worst alien species in Europe in DAISIE European Invasive Alien Species Gateway. The main reason behind problematic invasions of gardens by the Spanish slug is that it has adapted to a dry climate, where most eggs will dry out before hatching. The slug lays hundreds of eggs so that at least some may hatch. Like all pulmonate snails and slugs, it is a hermaphrodite, meaning that one single slug can start an infestation. In recent years, it has been observed that the Spanish slug has bred with the indigenous black slug Arion ater to produce a more frost-resistant variety in the more northerly regions.