Ariolimax columbianus  (Pacific Bananaslug)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #3757)

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Photo Location	Aant'iyeik Park, Juneau, Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Old growth forest
Photo Date	June 01, 2008
Upload Date	June 01, 2008
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Photo ID #	3757
Comments	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!).