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Ariolimax columbianus
(Pacific Bananaslug)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #3757)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Aant'iyeik Park, Juneau, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Old growth forest
Photo Date
June 01, 2008
Upload Date
June 01, 2008
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
3757
Notes
Found these two preoccupied arionids today. As simultaneous hermaphrodites they will cross-fertilize each other, but only one is likely to leave the encounter as an intact male as their penes become so entangled that one will have to be severed before separation can occur. The other will only be able to mate as a female in future years (Not making this up!).
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