Identification
snails and slugs
Gastropoda
Date Taken
Mar-02
Location
Pickerel Lake, Pinckney State Recreation Area, Michigan
Caption
Slime trails are a good way to identify slugs and snails. When they cross over objects, their moist and gooey bodies will leave a trail of slime. If the trail dries out, it can become flaky and take on a more whitish color.
- Type
- Photo
- Subject
- Sign
- Subject
- Tracks
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Behaviors
- Locomotion
Contributors
Tanya Dewey (photographer; copyright holder; identification), Animal Diversity Web
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