Arion ater, Black Arion


The Black arion is a large, terrestrial slug that is mostly nocturnal. It is omnivorous, feeding on living and decaying matter and covers itself in thick mucus distasteful to predators. Photographed by Harry Taylor.


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Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
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