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Decorative Slug

This critter trundled across the driveway after a shower wetted the area:

Orange slug on asphalt
Orange slug on asphalt

They do some damage in the garden, but we let them alone elsewhere…

Comments

5 responses to “Decorative Slug”

  1. ericjs Avatar
    ericjs

    Woah! Are those things common where you are, or is this orange one a rarity? The ones around here are brown / gray but they do have a nifty leopard print thing going on.

    1. Ed Avatar
      Ed

      Mostly, all we see are the drab ones, too. This gadget was so conspicuous out there on the driveway that I had to take a picture of it…

  2. Jim R Avatar
    Jim R

    I’m trying to decide if that’s a baby carrot with eyes or a slug that just fought through a nest of Cheetos.

    1. Ed Avatar
      Ed

      My money is on a mob of attack Cheetos…

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