Slugs are always interesting to watch and once you’ve mastered the large obvious ones like the Banana Slug and the Chocolate Arion it’s time to develop one’s observation skill a little and try to figure out the smaller native and non-native slugs that can be found in British Columbia. Two good (but sufficiently challenging) slugs for the beginner are the …
Prophysaon andersonii
Two Taildroppers
A Yellow-bordered Taildropper (Prophysaon foliolatum) peering over the edge of the boardwalk. Sometimes when you least expect it you find something that is a little bit different. Such was the case during a recent guided walk on the South Beach Trail in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve when I found two different taildroppers. Usually I expect to find Banana Slugs …