Milky Slug

deroceras reticulatum

The Milky Slug is a soft, slimy creature that glides across the ground, leaving a shiny trail behind! This little slug loves to munch on leaves and other plants in the garden.

Lebensraum: Gardens, forests, and grassy areas.

Aussehen

The Milky Slug is typically a pale grey or brown slug with a distinctive, often net-like pattern on its back. It has a slightly translucent appearance, making it look 'milky,' and two pairs of retractable tentacles on its head. Its soft body lacks a shell, distinguishing it from snails.

ReichAnimaliaStammMolluscaKlasseGastropodaOrdnungStylommatophoraFamilieAgriolimacidaeGattungDeroceras

Milky Slug

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A Milky Slug's brain is no bigger than a pinhead, yet it navigates complex environments!

Milky Slugs are hermaphrodites, meaning each slug has both male and female reproductive organs!

These slugs can survive short periods underwater by closing their breathing hole!

They breathe through a small hole on their right side called a pneumostome, which opens and closes!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Milky Slug has a sticky, defensive slime that makes it hard for predators to grasp and protects its soft body from drying out.

Milky Slug has two pairs of retractable tentacles: one pair detects light, and the other helps it smell and feel its way around.

Milky Slug can regrow lost tentacles or damaged parts, helping it recover from minor injuries or predator attacks.

Maße und Details

Länge: 2-5 cm
Gewicht: 0.5-3 g
Lebenserwartung: 0.5-2 Jahre

Ernährung und Fütterung

Milky Slugs are omnivores, munching on a variety of plants, fungi, and decaying matter.

Hauptnahrung

lettuce
cabbage
mushrooms
dead leaves
carrots
small decaying invertebrates

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Blackbirds frequently forage for slugs in gardens and fields.

eaten by

European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Hedgehogs are natural predators, consuming many slugs and snails.

eaten by

Ground Beetle

Carabus nemoralis

Many species of ground beetles prey on slugs and their eggs.

eats

Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

The Milky Slug often feeds on tender plant leaves, including lettuce.

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.