Hemphillia dromedarius; Dromedary Jumping-slug; <small>(shown with Robust lancetooth, haplotrema vancouverense)</small>

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Hemphillia dromedarius; Dromedary Jumping-slug; (shown with Robust lancetooth, haplotrema vancouverense)

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Hemphillia dromedarius
Dromedary Jumping-slug
(shown with Robust lancetooth, haplotrema vancouverense)

Photographer: Kristiina Ovaska

ID: 0000 0000 0105 0211 (2005-01-03)

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date of photo Oct 2001

location Mt. Brenton, Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)

family Arionidae

order Stylommatophora

class Gastropoda

habitat Coniferous old growth forest

notes Anti-predator behaviour of the Dromedary jumping-slug (on right) consisting of rapid coiling and rebounding in response to a carnivorous snail (on left)

camera Nikon 601 with a 60 mm macrolens & 1.4 x teleconverter

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

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common names Dromedary Jumping-slug (photographer)

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