Snails and slugs
Gastropoda
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Identifications
snails and slugs
Gastropoda
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.
Contributors
Tanya Dewey (photographer, copyright holder, identification), Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
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